Does anyone else LOVE buttons and knobs?

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Ever since I was a child, I loved the feeling of buttons. Elevators, computers (especially the spring-loaded power buttons on desktops of yore), TVs, you name it. I always loved pressing buttons and turning knobs.

Nowadays, I am becoming a synth fanatic. I recently picked up a Moog Matriarch and the clack of turning its giant preset knobs and the resistance of turning its potentiometers feels so pleasant that I think I was compelled to that synth more for the sensory feedback of the knobs than anything else. Similarly, I dislike many products solely because the knobs do not spark joy.

I'm also loving clickity clacking away on the keyboard of the Thinkpad T420 I recently picked up. Trying to restrain myself from grabbing an IBM Model M keyboard as well because I love the THUNK of a buckling spring so much.

Anyone relate?

Depends whose knob.

I like the crystal ones, not the thin straight ones you push to the side.

Got it for physical problems with my hands reasons but I do enjoy the sensory experience of this mechanical keyboard for the PC.

The company name has escaped my memory but their logo brings to mind the flag of the Isle of Man.

^ Razer ?

That's it!

I used to lose at videogames because I'd press buttons I wasn't supposed to. It soothed my anxiety. It got to the point my thumb would get sore!

The tactile feedback of rapidly moving the Gamecube thumbsticks in circles?? Heaven.

If we're talking door knobs here, the thin ones are so hit and miss for me. Depends how taut the springs are. If it's a bar handle that works against you and springs back into position, bring it on.

Old school crystal knobs are top-tier knobs for sure.

Pressing buttons is pretty therapeutic for me.

v lol

Last edited by Winters Gate on 04 Jun 2023, 7:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.

^ whose buttons

I also love buttons and knobs. So much so that I stay away from the casino, or use your imagination.

I also love buttons. The thicker the buttons are, the better.

Thats a good one! Fidget cubes are a thing, so must be more of us out there!

When I saw "buttons" in the title I thought you meant on clothing. Anyways, I'm the opposite in that I refuse to touch any community or public button (such as in an elevator) with my fingertip/finger pad, and instead, use the knuckle of my index finger. Any button in public that requires pressing, it's done with my knuckle. The reason? Because they are filthy germy, and if I use my fingertip, this feels more contaminated than if I use a knuckle, because I never touch MYSELF with my knuckle, or handle things that I use with my knuckle; it's with my fingertip.

The buttons on a keypad at a grocery store checkout line where you enter your phone number to get a discount, I use my knuckle or the "pen" that's provided. I also use my knuckle for flat "buttons" that are on point-of-purchase screens like when it asks if you want a paper receipt, or if you approve the purchase amount or want to donate. Or the self checkout screens, always I use the knuckle.

As for turning public doorknobs, I don't have a problem with this, though I rarely see a public door KNOB. It's usually a handle of some sort.

Oh, the "button" to press at a gas station to start the gas pump -- I use either my car key or my foot. Do I want a receipt? I use my car key on the "no" button.

I don't know if all of this is due to autism???

I do the knuckle thing too.

Buttons only, for dear son when toddler
that would be normal for toddlers, but he was excessive
From the tv buttons when he could just stand, to sliding car door slamming, the whole day
my mother was quite proud of him when he brought the mall elevator to a standstill:
"an inventor like his granddad" --
i wouldn't say he's aut, more likely BAP and very allergic,
always scratching when toddler/child, in a sense the scratching becomes a stim too?