At my last job, a bunch of the older folks did not realize they had a "two spaces" habit.
It's a clear tell.
Saw this meme and thought I'd point that out.
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It was designed to stop typewriters from sticking. They taught the habit to me on a IBM computer. It is irrational, but so is life.
IIRC, this is the reason why we have the QWERTY layout as well.