> But this is how you prevent the "shock" from bottoming-out: you don't press the key 'all the way'.

A light touch seems to me to be an all-round better solution to this.

I first learned to type on an old mechanical typewriter where force was required and travel time was inescapable. Soon thereafter I switched to an IBM electric typewriter and you just can't ever go back. It would be interesting to compare the feel now.

Whatever the case I barely want to move my fingers at all.