[gumby]

> Surely nobody can work like that for a long time without getting injured.

Not at all surely. Some people need that stuff and some don't. Just the luck of the draw.

I have a macbook plugged into a monitor, wireless kbd, trackpad. I use that setup about 30% of the time. The rest of the time I just use my laptop on whatever surface is near: my lap (shocker!), train or plane table, lying on the couch with the laptop on my thighs. On a plane if I have the window seat I often jam myself in at an angle and use it while twisted.

My gf thinks that is crazy: she needs an ergo mouse, special pillow on her chair, monitor at the right height etc. Her hight is a factor, also she's a parent so her carpal tunnels (and some other tendon guides) have narrowed. But she needs a neck pillow for the car as well, which I don't.

In general the physical environment is designed for people around 180 cm +/- a few. Car seats, star risers, chairs and tables... Fair or not that's how it seems to be. And luckily, I'm just a smidgen over 180.