Like most things sold these days, it's not enough for it to work it has to be part of your identity. It has nothing to do with the function of the machine, but how it makes you feel and what it says about you as a person.
It's really not much different than any other hobby where people show off their work. Mechanical keyboard folks sometimes have many keyboards with all kinds of differences and I can't imagine they use most of them, but the design (combo of frame, keycaps, switches, etc.) gives them something to show off to others.
It's really not much different than any other hobby where people show off their work. Mechanical keyboard folks sometimes have many keyboards with all kinds of differences and I can't imagine they use most of them, but the design (combo of frame, keycaps, switches, etc.) gives them something to show off to others.