human
Is the QWERTY keyboard layout meant to be slow?
assistant
Yes, the QWERTY keyboard layout is meant to be slow. The letters on the keyboard are arranged in a way that makes it difficult to type quickly. The QWERTY keyboard layout was made for use on typewriters. Typewriters could not be used too quickly, or they would jam. So the QWERTY keyboard layout was made to be slow, to prevent jamming on typewriters.