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| I believe everyone can find their individual reason to love the typewriter, You have to try it more than once to find yours to start the love affair! |
There is a reason why the more classic generation of bodybuilders and hardcore gym enthusiasts swear by the golden exercises – if you cannot squat, deadlift, or bench-press until you have exhausted every joint and ligament, you are not likely to achieve the aesthetic or power gains. The somewhat similar psychology applies to using the typewriter. It is rudimentary as compared to the contemporary keyboard. Trusting the forearm credentials of the user and with high morals of demanding more practice hours from you, the typewriter is unapologetic about its archaic form. I had a very unusual interest in typewriters at one point in time. This was not academic or due to a sadistic preference for testing myself. The attractiveness was purely due to the contrast of technology, the silhouette was very retro, the vibes aged like wine, and then this aura of silence, as if the typewriter was like some monk challenging you to break his/its peace of mind.
Finding an old typewriter is not that difficult
unless you chance upon some collector’s item. The keys should be ductile under
the pressure of your fingers, and yes, for the first time perhaps, you will feel
the springy backlash that each key causes. When you first start, the sound of the alphabet being punched on paper seems romantic. The typewriter creates this
sense of creating content in a manner that is shockingly similar to writing on
a piece of paper yourself.
Every time you can type an entire sentence without
making spank-worthy mistakes, you feel that sense of achievement. I also feel
that without the bells and whistles associated with the modern keyboard, the typewriter
makes the entire journey simpler, tougher, yes, but it also helps you focus
better. If you happen to be someone who likes to express via words, try the typewriter
for its uncanny ability to make you think harder; it almost demands your
attention. I believe that with the comfort of knowing that words can be
retyped, recreated, we tend to type with less vigilance on the keyboard. The typewriter
is relentless in its pursuit of awe-inspiring you. To what extent is it successful?
You have to type and find out….