Buy a clicky something in the $40 range on Amazon. Once you play with that a bit, THEN you have a more informed idea of where to go next.
It doesn't make sense to buy something expensive / custom right away, because the odds are slim that that's what you actually want.
On Geekhack, you're talking to people who own 5 to 200+ keyboards. We're sick. These are not the droids you're looking for.
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This has to be the most underrated comment I've seen here and I wish I had seen it sooner when I started :))
My experience, has someone who started this hobby about 3 months ago and lurked Geekhack for months trying to find the same answer is: don't buy something that is hyped here. It's not because the products are bad or anything. Is because you have no idea what you like. I bought the GMMK Pro because it's cheap, hotswap and I don't have to spend a lot of money to try new switches.
And honestly, I think everyone who is knew should do something similar. Get a board to just be a benchtest and find out what you like.
Also, as you should know or will soon know, EVERYTHING COMES TO PREFERENCE :D