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Why gamers keep a claw-shaped hand at rest

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Years of dodging digital bullets permanently rewires human muscular defaults. Competitive players will unconsciously rest their left fingers in a highly specific, staggered claw formation even when casually sitting at a completely empty desk, a lingering physiological side effect of navigating incredibly stressful virtual warzones.

Why gamers keep a claw-shaped hand at rest
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