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I think people like the author go through all this hassle just to post photos of their setup online and get praises from like minded users. That seems over engi

by thefz 4y ago

I think people like the author go through all this hassle just to post photos of their setup online and get praises from like minded users. That seems over engineered, over-thinked and downright not practical.

sph 4y ago
This is what karma-driven social media drives people to do. Stage (in pictures) something cool for likes/upvotes/thumbs up. It looks impractical, but the pictures, colours and immaculate arrangement of the desks drive us to click the red heart button. OP feels good, the reward system is strengthened. One thing is certain, none of those setup look used. They don't look like the desk of someone that has just finished designing or creating something very hard for the past few hours.
- thefz 4y ago
  Precisely. I follow some Linux, small network and homelab subreddits and the same plague has taken over these places too. Just picture after picture of a fresh install or a machine or a perfectly cable-managed home switch with no content whatosever.
- maccard 4y ago
  > One thing is certain, none of those setup look used. They don't look like the desk of someone that has just finished designing or creating something very hard for the past few hours. If you share a photo of your bedroom with someone for whatever reason do you share an unmade bed to show how it looks after you've slept?
- fmajid 4y ago
  Deskporn. Edit: I just googled it, and sure enough, it already exists: https://www.reddit.com/r/DeskPorn/ https://www.reddit.com/r/DeskPorn/ Rule 34 strikes again! By that token, mine must be some sort of unspeakablly deviant corner: https://majid.info/office/ https://majid.info/office/
criddell 4y ago
I think you might be overthinking this. People enjoy what they enjoy. This person gets a lot of joy making a space they like to spend time in. There are car buffs, cycling fanatics, outdoorsmen, musicians, woodworkers, and all kinds of other people who put similar amounts of thought into their gear and space.

by thefz 4y ago

sph 4y ago

This is what karma-driven social media drives people to do. Stage (in pictures) something cool for likes/upvotes/thumbs up. It looks impractical, but the pictures, colours and immaculate arrangement of the desks drive us to click the red heart button. OP feels good, the reward system is strengthened. One thing is certain, none of those setup look used. They don't look like the desk of someone that has just finished designing or creating something very hard for the past few hours.

thefz 4y ago
Precisely. I follow some Linux, small network and homelab subreddits and the same plague has taken over these places too. Just picture after picture of a fresh install or a machine or a perfectly cable-managed home switch with no content whatosever.
maccard 4y ago
> One thing is certain, none of those setup look used. They don't look like the desk of someone that has just finished designing or creating something very hard for the past few hours. If you share a photo of your bedroom with someone for whatever reason do you share an unmade bed to show how it looks after you've slept?
fmajid 4y ago
Deskporn. Edit: I just googled it, and sure enough, it already exists: https://www.reddit.com/r/DeskPorn/ https://www.reddit.com/r/DeskPorn/ Rule 34 strikes again! By that token, mine must be some sort of unspeakablly deviant corner: https://majid.info/office/ https://majid.info/office/

criddell 4y ago

I think you might be overthinking this. People enjoy what they enjoy. This person gets a lot of joy making a space they like to spend time in. There are car buffs, cycling fanatics, outdoorsmen, musicians, woodworkers, and all kinds of other people who put similar amounts of thought into their gear and space.