Pool of Tears: Trying to Understand Keyboard Switches

Pool of Tears: Trying to Understand Keyboard Switches

Or, why even after trying hundreds of switches, I still use Cherry MX Browns. Curiouser and curioser, you thought as you scrolled deeper into the cesspit of misinformation. Thocky, creamy, clacky, poppy, marbly. Long pole, frankenswitch, dual rail. L+F+SS. Before you knew it, the switches were described using more made up words than the Jabberwock….

Into the Rabbit Hole: A beginners guide to Mechanical Keyboards

Into the Rabbit Hole: A beginners guide to Mechanical Keyboards

It started innocuously enough. A video, a word. Thock. Or perhaps a reel. Creamy. Maybe a post on r/mechanicalkeyboards on r/popular. Whatever piqued your interest, you decided to look deeper into “Mechanical Keyboards”. The endless scroll of YouTube and Instagram were rich with misinformation, often nothing but shallow attempts to manufacture desire. Ironically, you ended…