I'm glad I got such an interesting discussing going here (and sorry to drop out of sight for so long—we've had some home and family issues).
It's funny, but the very things many people complain about here are the reasons I like MX Blues so much. Yes, they're raucously over-clicky, over-tactile, available everywhere, totally unimaginative... But when they're in a good solid board, to me they're like a loud girlfriend who drinks a bit too much and dresses a bit too colourfully, but who's fun to hang with for a while—we've all had those, haven't we? (Those of us who managed to start dating [LOL].)
The way I see it [turning head sideways], switches are like people. If you're lucky, you get to spend time with a whole bunch of them, and can appreciate whatever they have to offer—including the contrast they create between each other.
Similar is boring. We may type faster on some switches, or enjoy hearing or feeling some of them more, for longer periods—but in the long run, isn't it mostly about variety? I wouldn't want to use MX Blues more than, say, half a day at a time—but when I haven't used them for a while, and am in a mood to be clackety and retro-wacky, they're great. And they (and their siblings) inspired a lot of what followed, right? So you have to appreciate that.
Some of you mentioned vintage Blues. I've been lucky enough to find some (mostly in Chiconys that could've contained almost anything). They're like the Canadian version of Blues—I'm glad I got such an interesting discussing going here (and sorry to drop out of sight for so long—we've had some home and family issues).
It's funny, but the very things many people complain about here are the reasons I like MX Blues so much. Yes, they're raucously over-clicky, over-tactile, available everywhere, totally unimaginative... But when they're in a good solid board, to me they're like a loud girlfriend who drinks a bit too much and dresses a bit too colourfully, but who's fun to hang with for a while—we've all had those, haven't we? (Those of us who managed to start dating [LOL].)
The way I see it [turning head sideways], switches are like people. If you're lucky, you get to spend time with a whole bunch of them, and can appreciate whatever they have to offer—including the contrast they create between each other.
Similar is boring. We may type faster on some switches, or enjoy hearing or feeling some of them more, for longer periods—but in the long run, isn't it mostly about variety? I wouldn't want to use MX Blues more than, say, half a day at a time—but when I haven't used them for a while, and am in a mood to be clackety and retro-wacky, they're great. And they (and their siblings) inspired a lot of what followed, right? So you have to appreciate that.
Some of you mentioned vintage Blues. I've been lucky enough to find some (mostly in Chiconys that could've contained almost anything). If current Blues are like Americans, vintage Blues are like Canadians—more pleasant, more polite, which is fine... But I miss the excitement.