And I'm really sorry, it's my first post on HN, I didn't want to make it look like an "undisclosed ad" of any sort, but I realise that this is EXACTLY how it looks currently...
But I cannot edit the post to remove the link or delete the post :(
OP here (new acc, because previous one has anti-procrast enabled:)
It's not a shock, that's comparable to a static electricity discharge, when touching a door handle for example.
And the "shock" I feel when I partially touch my laptop, is comparable to someone constantly pulling on one strand of your body hairs. It's a constant pain that happens when You baaarely come in to contact with the laptop with for example Your forearm (the skin on the palms is too thick to feel it)
It's actually a common theme with macbooks. A former coworker actually pointed it out to me.
"Ugghh, don't you hate it when you slide your finger across your laptop and it's giving you that buzz?"
I was like "What are you talking about? It's just the brushed aluminum feel?"
He told me to unplug the charger and try again. And Holy moly indeed the buzz stopped.
If true, that's a HUGE scumbag move.