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Living with a MacBook keyboard is like managing a chronic condition

At this point, we all know the MacBook’s butterfly keyboard can prove problematic. Apple recently admitted the problem is real — and even issued a rare apology.

Anecdotally, pretty much every MacBook owner I know has experienced keys sticking or repeating at one time or another. But occasionally I meet someone who seems blessed with a faultless MacBook keyboard. And Apple claims the problem only affects a small number of MacBook users.

So what is going on? I have a theory — and a tip that might keep your MacBook’s keyboard from crapping out if it hasn’t already.

Learning to live with a chronic keyboard condition

Ever since I was diagnosed with cancer 10 years ago, my body has been a bit like a MacBook keyboard. It does not always work perfectly or do what I want it to do. My chemotherapy treatment made me partially deaf and my skin often gets painfully dry.

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