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by anonymoose456 1475 days ago
No, you're not the only one. Sure, maybe I have some kind of misophonia, but mainly I just find the sudden bursts of loud typing on mechanical keyboards to be somewhat distracting when I'm trying to focus on something myself. Or those really clicky types get on my nerves after a while. At least I've found that good noise cancelling headphones help, but home office has been great from this perspective and in general.

However, I don't think I'd mind working in some kind of old-fashioned newsroom with a steady click-clack-cacophony of typewriters. Go figure.

For sure other people have their limits too. Almost nobody else thought they were that bothersome until the Model M made a short-lived appearance at the office.