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They all suck, even the ones that don't look like race car seats.

At the very least, the gas piston will fail to hold the position afater a couple of years at most. I don't even care about my chair being easibly adjustable in the first place.

Then the "leather" is the cheapest material imaginable and will start to peel off even before the piston gives in.

The handrests are either not adjustable or completely flimsy.

The best office chair I’ve had was a ~50 year old surplus laboratory stool with no arm rests and a simple massive steel screw to adjust height. That thing will last 300 years and the simple shape and lack of support structure means I can keep my core engaged and upright for better posture and no back pain with long days of coding.

I believe it’s mostly aesthetic as gamers don’t want to sit in a regular office chair. Even Herman Miller makes gamer chairs now.

Its the appeal of RICEing