Agreed, I would routinely text without looking. I do now too, with SwiftKey, but it's much less deterministic.
Re:Text editing on mobile isn’t ok
by hollandheese on Sunday September 24, 2023 @05:43PM
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It's more like T9 wasn't terrible for you. There's a good reason it died off. Touch screen keyboards are better for 99% of the population.
You could literally type the message without taking the phone out of the pocket because it was extremely predictable and you knew the menu structure by the gut.