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BrainFlush
6860
Apr 21, 2016
Every time an artisan comes to MD and it's priced beyond $25, people lose their minds.
I'll even criticize a cap depending on its quality to price ratio. Still subjective.
But this is a spacebar unlike any other. Looks thick. Looks heavy. Looks awesome. And lastly, good luck finding an artisan spacebar, like at all. Most attempts have left warped bars even mass manufactured key cap sets sometimes come with bad spacebars.
I'm in on this. Been waiting for an amazing spacebar to drop.
iLoveTomb3rY
252
Apr 21, 2016
BrainFlushTry and tell others in the real world - "$60 for an "artisan" keycap" and see who has lost their mind. What does artisan even mean in these days?
Kamaka
166
Apr 21, 2016
iLoveTomb3rYMust be like Quilted Northern Rustic Weave. Artisanal toilet paper. 😂
Some people will buy anything. But you know, it's their money to spend. If they see value in buying it, then who am I to argue?
Still, $60 for a space bar is seems to targeting a niche within a niche.
Quakemz
280
Apr 22, 2016
KamakaA niche within a niche is exactly what the artisan community is. What most people here don't seem to understand is that we KNOW that it's JUST a spacebar. It's JUST plastic and other common materials. It's not magic, it doesn't do anything special. People didn't lose their lives over how hard it was to make this spacebar. We know ALL of this, and we know it's not inexpensive.
These people that are hating so much on it are people that don't appreciate the artistic value of it, and that's totally fine that they don't or if it's just not their thing - No harm done at all, I used to be like that. But, when people criticize others for not sharing the same opinion, that's just plain stupid. This just in: Not everyone is the same. Deal with it.
The people that create caps like this aren't much different than the people that apply paint to a blank canvas and sell it for hundreds, thousands, millions of dollars. No matter how insane a $60 spacebar sounds to a normal person, for the people in the community that actually appreciate this type of thing, it's really not unreasonable at all. Yes, a lot of us would like it slightly different, or a bit less expensive, but we're paying for the rarity and the artist's vision, more than we are paying for just a piece of plastic.
It blows my mind that people are still so immature about it.
I wasn't trying to target you, Kamaka. I just kept writing after the first line. haha
Duongasaur
23
Apr 22, 2016
QuakemzI think they are hating cause deep down they actually want it or some version of it.
jjnist
131
Apr 22, 2016
DuongasaurIf they want it they can just buy it.....
richfiles
275
Apr 23, 2016
QuakemzTo each their own. Some people don't see the value in spending this much on a space bar. Personally, I think this is a sweet looking space bar, and if it were blue, and mostly logoless (I'm cool with the jelly lettering, but would like it subtly dark, and on the front edge, if I were to get something like this), I'd actually consider buying it for my Danger Zone keyboard.
I know what it means to value something others just don't get. I once spent $480 on a calculator. Mind you, it was from 1965 and weighs around 40 pounds, but I still spent nearly 5 bills on a CALCULATOR. To me, the pre-integrated circuit technology and engineering is an art form in and of itself, and I just simply love the old machine!
I see my keyboard as a personalized pieces as well. I built EVERY ASPECT of the hardware, and then put a really freakin' awesome set of keycaps on it. Then I put some more cool keycaps on it! I would absolutely love a fitting space to stand out. If Jellykeys ever puts out a space bar that fits the color of Danger Zone, I'll consider it... and I'd think it was worth it!
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