> I may never understand why people are willing to depart from the form factor of a keyboard, but still adhere to the staggered (as opposed to ortholinear) layo

> I may never understand why people are willing to depart from the form factor of a keyboard, but still adhere to the staggered (as opposed to ortholinear) layout of the keys themselves. Split keyboards allow users to free themselves from arbitrary constraints on shoulder/elbow/wrist movement. Keyboard layout config just affects how your fingers move. Being forced to spend hours with your wrists held together no matter how broad your shoulders are, and bending your hands outward, has more impact on your well-being than how many millimeters your fingers move to hit a key.