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I'm in my mid-20s, and I taught myself to type using only my index and middle fingers (plus thumb for space bar). Had about 80 wpm, but made quite a few errors.

A few years ago, I swapped to Colemak and took that opportunity to finally learn to touch-type. Now I'm at 95 wpm with much better accuracy, and I don't need to look anymore. Feels way more comfortable to type too.

On mobile, I still use QWERTY and type with my thumbs. I can do that reasonably well with my eyes closed, considering the complete lack of tactile feedback.

Turner orr ep3ll chk3cker and typed this sentence with my eyrs floser. ("Turned off spell checker and typed this sentence with my eyes closed.")

Seemed to become a rarer skill in the late 80s early 90s. It’s now at the point where I’m surprised if a co-op or younger coworker knows how to touch type. So strange with how “everything is computer” for so many jobs. How it is not a prerequisite for computer science courses blows my mind. I don’t think I could manage it.

They're not just lines, they're bumps. Haptic feedback as the kids say.

I tried learning how to type properly but my hand joints have always been shitty so I do what I can. I also grew up PC gaming and that influenced how I type. My boss asked me if I learned to type after I started gaming and I was like "yeah." And he said, "I can tell"

I had a typing class in early high school on a regular old typewriter. We had computers, but not enough for a whole class to learn typing.