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Billybobjimjoejeffjr t1_izk4abe wrote

Reply to comment by brendanepic in Nobody.Live - A website that randomly selects a streamer with 0 viewers to watch by rura_penthe924

Its not always about what they are doing but whos doing it. Also cost of the game is a factor, skills, other stuff. Finding out if a game looks fun before buying.

I dont play video games while i eat but i would watch someone play while i eat.

I don't watch livestreams though but i watch plenty of people play videogames on YouTube.

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GaimanitePkat t1_izjv2ic wrote

Reply to comment by TommyTuttle in A website where you can practice typing by typing out classic literature instead of random words or passages - You improve your typing speed and read a great book at the same time ! by MagicalEloquence

"How did you learn to type so fast?"

"Well you see I get really angry at people on Reddit...."

^(actually i've always been a fast typist but my reddit argument typing is lightning speed)

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Chipdermonk t1_izjsgbk wrote

Reply to comment by AitchyB in A website where you can practice typing by typing out classic literature instead of random words or passages - You improve your typing speed and read a great book at the same time ! by MagicalEloquence

It seems to me that typing by letter instead of word would be a great hindrance. I type around 130 wpm in English, but when the language changes, that goes down significantly. Mentally, my fingers type words like a pianist plays an arpeggio. You don’t think of every letter, you think of groups of letters, just as the pianist doesn’t think of the individual notes, they think of the entire chord.

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BobMortimersButthole t1_izjrjr0 wrote

Reply to comment by MagicalEloquence in A website where you can practice typing by typing out classic literature instead of random words or passages - You improve your typing speed and read a great book at the same time ! by MagicalEloquence

I learned touch-typing when I was 10 because my mom was trying to improve her typing speed for a job interview and picked up an audio tutorial, and I was bored over winter break. I realized quickly that I absolutely love typing!

Like you, I do typing games and practice for fun, as a way to decompress. It feels like a strange "hobby" to have, but now I can easily, and accurately, type 90 - 100 wpm and the skill has gotten me a lot of jobs over the years.

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