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In the 1980's one would correct errors on their electric typewriters by typing backward exactly the same letters one had typed forward but this time a thin, white ribbon of whiteout tape would strike the paper thus "erasing" the error.

Now think about this for a minute. You had to type your mistakes backwards.

I'm not sure if this was somehow a precursor to video games or what. But you were typing mistakes and now imprinting them in your brain backwards.

It's a wonder we made any progress at all.