I assumed the point was that your comment "dumping a membrane board in the landfill like OP apparently does" was a misrepresentation, as the author was doing th

I assumed the point was that your comment "dumping a membrane board in the landfill like OP apparently does" was a misrepresentation, as the author was doing the exact opposite of dumping the keyboard in the landfill! Whether this represents a good or bad use of one's time, who can say. Some things, people do because they enjoy them, even if the activity doesn't make complete economic sense.