Quote on the bottom of the homepage is a reader saying it's the new MTV Cribs ;)

why's that?

it's all fake

these are all real setups from real people working in tech

They're staged, though. None of them are authentic.

I scrolled through 8 pages, and I couldn't find a single one that was even just a little messy.

faked and staged are a bit different

this is on page 1: https://workspaces.xyz/p/528-sabina-cabrera

Yes, they are a bit different, and I meant fake.

The website claims:

> Weekly tours of real desk setups from designers, founders, and builders.

"real"

And they obviously aren't where these people actaully work. The opposite of real is...

it's just showing off, they all seem inauthentic and homogeneous, don't feel like real workspaces

heres another (kinda) lol

https://workspaces.xyz/p/148-austen-allred

DAMN it's me and dude who got got by the CFPB for, everyone say it with me, telling everyone that they could get rich if they bought his magic beans! I'm way nicer than him; I don't defraud anyone!!

Most of the guests do indeed stage them or tidy up before they submit their interview.

I will try to add some "messy reality" ones as well going forward!

Maybe not "messy reality", honestly my desk is a mess right now and it would be a totally apt description... but I wouldn't want to be in a category called "messy reality"!

"Brutalist" maybe... I could convince myself of that being a positive trait. The unguided wires and bare deskpad-less desktop is a desk that's honest [0] about the materials making it up.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalist_architecture#:~:text...

Have kicked this idea around!

I should try to add this soon.

Here are a few non-staged setups:

https://workspaces.xyz/p/70-alex-wilhelm https://workspaces.xyz/p/296-alex-nicolai https://workspaces.xyz/p/337-jason-levin

This[0] is my personal favorite that was posted on a battlestations page. If it is staged, I think the author is pandering more to the Buffalo Bill demographic rather than tech nerds.

[0] https://imgur.com/a/h44Uzw0

Or this one as an example of a YouTube programming creator who uses a teleprompter i think quite cleverly as a way to have his eyes centered on the camera/webcam https://youtu.be/IG-H5poJMvY

These look like real desks people actually work at!

Why are these not on the homepage...

there's a full archive here: https://workspaces.xyz/setups

Nice! And also, sorry if my comment came off as mean about the site. I don't think so at all...I also don't understand why your first comment on the post went dead.

There is something very interesting about looking at workspaces. As other commenters mentioned? Does your site delve into non-computer workspaces?

not at all! was great feedback and something for me to consider honestly...

there were a handful of artists early on but it really did morph into tech-focused creators (designers, developers, founders, etc) mostly because the early audience and guests pulled it in that direction

Here's a great start!

https://workspaces.xyz/collections/developer

looks like a bunch of boring desks for software developers, i don't see any electrical or computer engineers

The majority of these creators are actually designers in tech and not streamers at all.

I do agree that I should attempt to share more of the "messy reality" alongside the more staged photos, though.

Hi HN!

I originally launched Workspaces on April 5, 2020 when world shifted to remote work.

The original idea was simple... interview one person a week, ask them about their setup, publish the photos and gear list.

It's now been 6+ years and 500+ interviews.

Each feature includes workspace photography, a short bio, a full gear list with links, and four interview questions. New issues go out every Saturday morning.

Would love to hear what you think!