The State of the Mechanical Keyboard Hobby | Keyboard Thoughts EP. 1 ft. Theremingoat

Today we are going to be talking with a more seasoned creator Theremingoat and getting his honest thoughts on various different topics, but they all sort of connect to whether or not the mechanical keyboard scene is dying/dead. Hope you enjoy :D

Amiro's original video:    • The keyboard hobby is dead.  
Theremingoat's Content: https://www.theremingoat.com/

Sorry for the delay in uploads this one definitely took me a bit longer to make lol

Note: This is my first time ever doing content like this so the video topics and thoughts might be a bit scatter-brained sorry!

- I got tired of hearing my own voice after editing this lol

- Added Timestamps for easier viewing! Tried my best to make them as good as possible :D (located at the bottom of description)

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0:00 Intro
0:23 Main Reason for this Conversation
0:54 "Do you think the Keyboard Scene is Dying/Dead?"
- Theremingoat Introduction
- How/When I entered the hobby
- The hobby exploding due to the Pandemic
6:04 "How was the Hobby before it exploded?"
- The building blocks of the Hobby (geekhack, etc.)
- Standout Pre-Pandemic Keyboards
10:24 The Origin of Group Buys & Their Purpose
- Shining the light on only the negatives
- The hobby was not developed
17:15 "Do you think that the Market has become Oversaturated?"
- Is Creativity Blooming?
- Zero Blueprint for how to run a Keyboard Company/Group Buy
- Lack of Creativity is due to Pushback against Group Buys
- Less Group Buys = Less Risks taken
25:31 "What kind of Innovation would you like to see?"
- Group Buy innovation
- PayPal issues with Group Buys
- PayPal request refund scams
- Keyboard Companies going bankrupt
38:35 "Whos fault is it Company or Manufacturer?"
- Too high of expectations?
- Theremingoat's Hot Take?!
47:28 Sound, Design, and Feel of a Keyboard
- Sound & Looks don't matter as much as feel
- More care and detail put into keyboards
- more unique classy/futuristic designs
54:31 Unique and new ideas, but nobody seems to care?
- Specifically for switches
- ball bearing switches?!
- Keyboard companies suck at marketing their products
59:38 Content Creator issues
- reflecting on my issues
- Why did I come back to making content
- create content because you enjoy it
1:05:03 Content Creators are different than Regular Consumers
- some creators don't truly care about keyboards
- creators highjacking the hobby to grow their channel
- new content creator tips
- create content out of your enjoyment
1:15:00 Final Thoughts
- Answering the main question at hand
- Summary of everything
- Outro of this very enjoyable convo :D