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by eviks 1088 days ago
The health and usabilty issues of the QWERTY layout do not disappear like a debunked historical myth.

But yes, people can adapt to a lot of poorly designed interfaces!
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nemo1618 1088 days ago
I'm skeptical that QWERTY causes RSI (or at least, causes more RSI than any other layout). I struggled with RSI for over a year and tried all sorts of things. Today I'm typing this comment on a QWERTY laptop keyboard in a position that would cause an ergonomics expert to faint, with no pain at all. Evidently the layout was not the problem.
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alanbernstein 1088 days ago
What's the position? I use a steeply tented split keyboard for neutral wrist position.
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nemo1618 1075 days ago
Oh, I didn't mean to imply that it was a better position -- it is objectively atrocious. My hands are flopped over the keyboard with my wrists resting on the edge, and my right hand is skewed diagonally, with the wrist near the corner and the fingers on the home row.

It is not uncomfortable at all, and I can seemingly type as long as I want in this position without causing injury. The problem was in my head.

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