I tried using a split keyboard at work for a while but I found that it was too difficult to use all the symbols and extra keys. I’m a programmer so I need to type brackets and colons and things constantly. I bet it would be pretty easy to get used to for someone who mostly types actual English.

I share your concern, there are so many niche subreddits that are the most active community for the given thing. Lemmy is awesome but it doesn’t seem to have that same consolidation power just yet.