Cocoron :sunbeam:The reason mechanical keyboards are so expensive is almost entirely because of commodity fetishism and nerd points. There is no reason to justify charging (and buying) keyboards at hundreds of dollars just because the switch underneath is slightly different. There is no better testament to the fact that geeks and their money are easily parted than mechanical keyboards.
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