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honestly I feel that we will be on the cusp on how "premium" keyboards will get imo. I don't think we'll ever get to a point where 10k keyboards are even a rarity. Also a lot of the prices are going down on a lot of things, with very few things retaining their value from the pandemic where things were at their highest. I don't think the hobby is as sustainable as cars because a lot less people are into keyboards than they are cars. Unless we get another global pandemic soon I don't think it's gonna get to that point.

I am not so sure. The cheapest driver/enthusiast oriented cars still run around $5k + all the upkeep, etc. The Cheapest keyboards are $40 or less, complete. Cars just have utilitarian value and mechanical keyboards offer "feelz" as we use our computers. We aren't into the realm of crazy materials or branding. If Ferrari released a carbon fiber/aluminum, painted keyboard it would easily cost over 10k. Have Hermes leather wrap a wrest rest, 10k. Engrave the Louis V logo in the case, make 200 and give 50 to celebrities to post on Insta and charge 20k, some people will buy it. Even brands putting a screenprinted logo on a white shirt can command hundreds/thousands (Supreme).

Every car person I've ever met drools over cars like the F40, McLaren F1, etc. They will likely never see the car IRL let alone drive it or own it. But they exists for certain circles who can afford them. I haven't seen any real luxury or boutique brands selling you a vision/lifestyle/etc through keyboards yet. Keyboards are very grass roots and very second hand friendly. Because of this the options for nice, but affordable keyboards are wide. This is largely a great thing.

I am not sure what a 10k keyboard would look like, but add enough fancy materials, finishes, and brand collabs and you are likely not far off.

Hmmm, wasn't really considering that mainstream brands would get into the luxury keyboard game. The only mainstream clothing brand that has sold a keyboard was tommy hilfiger, which sold some crappy oem for 150 dollars. But that is an interesting perspective. Maybe one luxury company will find out how much people are paying for customs and see dollar signs, and that's maybe when the retail price will be in 5 digits. But idk if they would ever care to put that much r&d into a product like that. I guess we will have to see.

"use" != "are hobbyists"

Yeah what I meant there was in a hobbyist sense, but It wasn't worded that explicitly so I can understand why someone would think otherwise.

dang ISO enter nov hits wayyy more than the ANSI one

No, I seldom eat pasta because of carbohydrates ....
And I much prefer rice or potatoes, but, that said, home made pasta is Excellent!
I have always had good luck with Kitchenaide gear (although most of mine is years or decades old).

I used to have a pasta maker and bread maker, and used both multiple times a week. It will totally get you off store-bought carbs because the quality of fresh is 1000x better.
Man, I was fat though. I lost like 30lbs in 6 months after giving them away to a friend.