I agree with @codinghorror that having an eject seat is a fine addition here. I suggest gs as the power shortcut. Sadly, I doubt I would use this shortcut that much, but I get the request. I guess it is most handy if you land on the topic, then do a big bunch of “up scrolling” to catch up on context and finally … want out.
I did try today doing my daily catch up with the keyboard, but I keep hitting 2 very specific issues with j k navigation that keep me reaching to my mouse, and thus not use jenter as my next suggested usual pattern.
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When I hit k on a long post, I miss out on a portion of the post, so I need to reach to the mouse or remember to hit down arrow on long posts… which is hard for my aging brain so I just reach to the mouse.
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I find the transition between posts mega jerky, I hit j and “shock”
I am looking at another post with zero transition effect which I find jarring.
Combined the 2 issues make me keep using the mouse 