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Office chairs have always been, and probably will always be, the way to go
Yeah, gaming chairs aren't great for being comfy since they are modelled after race seats which are made to make you focus
It's one step stupider than that. Race seats are not made for helping you focus, they're made to keep you physically in place during high g-force situations.
Gamer force?
Then that's even more stupid 😭
They are also designed to be reclined when in use, not upright, which is horrible for working with a computer.
Race seats are designed to hold you in place in high g corners, and keep you safe in a crash. Don’t know why anyone uses one at their computer.
i wish i'd pulled the seats out of my old talon when it got totaled. those seats fit me like a glove. I'd've build my own office chair out of them if i could.
They look like most sneakers these days.
Grotesk monstrosities
They're great if you're tall, though. I love mine, but I really wish I hadn't done the roller blade wheel upgrade.
Really? I'm not super tall but the headrest on mine is already borderline too low. The optional head pad sits at my neck which isn't ideal. Also are roller blade wheels seriously a thing? Why would anyone want that, how do you move the chair sideways?
Rollerblade wheels are great for hardwood floors, so they don't damage them. They also feel nicer to move around on. Plastic casters are just shit in general.
I actually like having the head pad at my neck.
And like each wheel is replaced by a single rollerblade wheel. I have a desk and two work benches in my office, so the thought was that I could roll easily between them.
But what ended up happening is any slight movement means I roll.
I love mine too. It’s great for my back, but I get why others find them uncomfortable.
Yup. Gaming chairs are just office chairs with a car seat aesthetic for 8 year olds.
I recall in the early dotcom days there were companies who thought every person needed to have a Herman Miller chair. Silly thought but they are comfy.
That actually is how it definitely should be. If you're gonna make someone sit in a chair doing pointless work for eight hours, it better be a chair that's less likely to give them lasting damage. Companies that give shitty office chairs should be sued for endangering their workers.
Hush let the companies give low level office workers great ergonomic chairs. I've spent too much time in bad office chairs
It doesn't matter. Those companies went out of business about 20 years ago, and the new companies have their own chair policies.
And? They are great, and cheap second hand.