Comment by orbital-decay
6 months ago
Desks were invented hundreds of years ago (at least) and are ergonomically ideal for doing prolonged work. It's not related to computing in any way. I don't see them going away any time soon.
6 months ago
Desks were invented hundreds of years ago (at least) and are ergonomically ideal for doing prolonged work. It's not related to computing in any way. I don't see them going away any time soon.
They are not ideal, they cause all sorts of lower back/neck & circulation issues, even with a tuned ergonomic setup.
But it's true that it is the best we got, sort of the cringy but effective treadmill desk.
Does spending 8-10 hours on your feet every day fare better? I think the solution there is mixing it up
Your back/neck/circulation issues have more to do with ergonomics of your chair and prolonged sitting, not about the concept of a desk. If you take a break after 2 hours when it starts to feel really uncomfortable instead of 30 minutes, whichever future posture you take is not going to give you fewer problems. Well, maybe fewer neck problems, but you'll have hand/foot problems instead.