> I had no idea average typing speed is this slow, though the extreme slowness of touchscreen typing is no surprise. same same. we had to type at least 60 wpm

> I had no idea average typing speed is this slow, though the extreme slowness of touchscreen typing is no surprise. same same. we had to type at least 60 wpm in middle school in order to pass the "typist class" (around 2000) thou i did not maintain that level. edit: clarification downthread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27423762 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27423762