[phaus]

>There are many better alternatives out there.

Its just like buying an office chair or a pair of shoes. Its not that there are better alternatives, is more like everyone should find a keyboard that's comfortable and optimal for them as an individual. The Ergodox-EZ is a great keyboard, just not a great one for you.

BTW do you have really small hands? Based on the size of it and my experience I would assume that most people could comfortable hit the two larger keys on the thumb cluster, they are right next to each other.

[lawn]

You're right that it's subjective. I do think the Ergodox is much better than standard keyboards, I just find the large number of (for me) unused keys detrimental.

Yeah I have slightly smaller hands. I also have problems with my right thumb that makes me extra sensitive.

Btw if someone wants to compare the key positions of popular keyboards see this site: https://jhelvy.shinyapps.io/splitkbcompare/