Bullshit, I have much worse posture when crammed into a tiny airplane seat
this post was submitted on 17 Oct 2025
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That's because those are the wrong airplane seats. Your posture will improve when you sit in the first class seats. Just a little life-hack.
I, due to volunteering my seat on an earlier flight to get a voucher for a future flight, got put into first class on my replacement flight.
When I was sitting down, and the woman next to me pulled her legs up so her shins were parallel to the front of the seat (this position), my mind was blown.
I'm pretty sure the lowest economy class has really terrible seats so we're forced to buy economy premium just to avoid that torture.
you are packed in like sardines.
So instead of being modeled after race car seats, gaming chairs should be airline seats? 🤔
The answer is glasses. The woman in the first image sits this way not because of the chair, but because she is shortsighted.
I agree, she should sit on glasses.
Or have your screen closer and higher so that you’re not peering down
Also her desktop tower's fan is facing the back wall creating a radiator effect that will have her sweating and hunched over in exhaustion
More realistic:
average budget airline experience
How to improve it even more:
Why the small head?
Fix your posture by fucking the environment. Got it.
That's could be a train, or one of those fancy public toilets with cloud photos
By not working yourself to death. Environmental fuckery is optional but nod adviced.
No thanks. But nice try, travel agent cartoonist!
I personally hate flying.
Why? Is it something against flight itself? Or against airlines and airports?
It's only because I've flown a ton in my life, and after the first few times it just becomes a hassle. Plus, I'm 6'4" and the seats are only getting smaller. I'm not afraid of any part of flying, I'm just grumpy about it.
And getting nauseous during some turbulence doesn't help.
I'm not him but im fat and always bumping elbows with the people next to me and its just really uncomfy for several hours.
For me, it's takeoffs. I voluntarily pay to sit on top of 380,000 pounds of fuel, someone flips an ignition, and I sweatily await the laws of physics to beat the laws of thermodynamics. I clap when we reach altitude -- instead of the other way around (landing gracefully like a bird).
Everything else is quite enjoyable. Including the inflight radio channel where you can listen live to air traffic comms; and then feel the pilot command the ship to it.
Not OP, but I personally hate the whole experience. Here's how it goes:
- Stress about getting to the airport on time; need to be early enough to get through security, but not so early that I'm stuck sitting there for hours
- The line to check bags always takes forever, and the line to go through security seems to grow while waiting for the bag line
- Get eye raped by the security machines, and last time I went the agent felt me up
- The terminal is always on the opposite end of the airport, and the food court is on the other side from that terminal, and everything in the airport is way more expensive than it should be
- Waiting on the tarmac for the runway to clear sucks, since you can't get up and can't use the tray table
- Getting airborne, my ears always need to pop, and if I have any congestion, it hurts; I also get a little nauseous if there's any bumps on the way up
- The chairs are uncomfortable, and being tall doesn't help one bit; I can never fall asleep, and there's always a crying baby a couple rows away (sometimes it's mine...)
- There's often turbulence at just the wrong time, and I get nauseous and it lasts way longer than it should
- Landing always makes me a bit nauseous, especially if there's turbulence
- There's always some issue with getting to the gate where we have to hang out in the airplane on the tarmac
- Waiting for baggage at the claim sucks, since everyone bunches up at the carousel, and the ones closest never get theirs first
- Renting a car always has delays, so I can't even leave the airport when I finally get my bags, and all the while I'm hungry and tired
The whole experience just sucks. It was novel the first few times, but now it's a chore and I end up feeling like crappy even after short flights.
This. I've been told for years to sit with my back straight, everything at 90 degrees (elbows, knees) while working. A lot of hernia problems. Eventually went to a physio, told me it's BS. My hernia nerve was inflamed, had to do some light exercise to get it fixed, then he told me "just sit comfortably, and change positions often". No problem since. Sitting straight as an I for hours is not good at all actually !
Fixed it for you :)
Now this is good stuff, especially when enough space.
Step 1: have enough money and time