I cured my thumb shifting problem (mildly painfully)

I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF PEOPLE LAUGHING AT ME, IT'S TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE.
In this Mumbo Jumbo Minecraft video, I chain my hand to my desk to prevent myself from pressing shift with my thumb. After being voted 2nd weirdest Hermit on the Hermitcraft server behind Ethoslab, I have decided to cure my thumb shifting problem. Can 2 hours of playing with my hands tied up change a lifetime of thumb shifting? Let's find out.

[ThatMumboJumbo]

Turns out your index finger is your pointer finger, and your middle finger is... well, just your middle finger.

Also my keyboard is full sized, my hands are just big - I've only had this keyboard for 6 months and I can promise you I have done my weird hand placements on every keyboard I've owned! Mechanical, laptop, fisher price, you name it my thumb is shifting on it.

[jamhopsey]

mumbo can try and unlearn his keybinds as hard as he wants but he can’t unlearn whatever draws him towards his deepslate cyan building palettes

[RyanEglitis]

That explains why mumbo moves around in that distinctive way always - he's only using one finger to fidget-move.

[thecatlike]

Mumbo "I don't have the weirdest setup!!"

Later: "... So now I'm using finger bondage to control myself!"

[falseparadox]

This makes so much sense actually. This explains why there’s a slight delay between when he shifts side to side when talking to hermits. He literally uses one finger for WASD

[Addy]

Learning that you press WASD with just your index finger is making me reconsider the weird playstyle rankings

[barrywelling]

Fun fact, the Nausea is very probably because your brain isn't used to those movements (in the game) coming from those movements (of your hand) It's very similar to the root of Motion sickness.

[BusterBeachside]

This felt like watching a therapy session. We uncovered layer after layer of hidden past trauma... By causing present trauma by chaining your hands to your desk.

[SondaroSasuke]

OMG we finally know why Mumbo's movement in his videos is SO different from anybody else. Who would have thought that way of using WASD would make such iconic movement patterns

[smarty]

The fact that you play with just one finger for all directions is honestly super impressive but also horrifying. The nuance in movements goes out the window.

[lukepollard]

You know, this explains a lot. And I mean A LOT. Your movement always looked a little off to me in hermitcraft videos and such but I just assumed that was what you did, but now I understand it was mechanical limitations in the keys being pressed (all by your index finger)

[artlover]

"Wow Mumbo! How'd you fixed that habit so quickly?"

"Just a little torture"

[projectafterworld]

Suggestion for next idea: "Mumo's fixed hand tries minecraft parkour"

[bigali_]

Grian was definitely holding mumbo at gunpoint to make this video

[per]

He's used to associating using his pointer finger to move so when doing it doesn't make him move, or when doing it with the other finger, it triggers motion sickness. This is basically the same thing as when playing vr for the first time, most people get motion sick. I have never seen this happen with a 2d screen with someone who plays so much Minecraft. This is fascinating to me.

[aarongrooves]

Mumbo, as a piano teacher, I have to say, you've perfectly demonstrated how practice makes permanent! Congrats!

[talistrahan]

Zuko: Got violently Ill after doing one good deed
Mumbo: 3:52

[Drulk-cwtx]

Now that I think about it, has Mumbo ever walked diagonally, it would require pressing 2 directional keys at once. I can't even imagine playing like this. I kind of want to try it out as a sort of challenge, beating Minecraft with Mumbo style. Which would include thumb shifting of course.

[----]

This intro feels like that awkward moment when you have to introduce yourself and “one fun fact about you” and accidentally reveal your darkest secret cause you couldn’t think of anything

[bvz]

Thumbshaming Mumbo into correct key-pressing.

Next, storming Etho's house.