One rabbit-hole within the mechanical keyboard hobby is more niche layouts. e.g. you can get keyboards where the keys have a symmetrical layout, rather than the

One rabbit-hole within the mechanical keyboard hobby is more niche layouts. e.g. you can get keyboards where the keys have a symmetrical layout, rather than the standard row stagger. And layouts which allow the thumb to press more keys than just the spacebar. For developers, or vim/emacs users especially, I think a good keyboard is in the same direction as a power tool: it may take a bit more effort to use a non-standard layout, but it allows for more powerful use of the keyboard.