Just because we can do something doesn't mean we should.
~and
If something is worth doing it's worth doing right.
There is an opportunity here no one is talking about.
The technology was developed for a specific, limited use case. While scalable, it was never developed to replace in person meetings.
We humans are social creatures. We require in person interaction. The negative effects of the smart phone are now well documented. Even in person we are in a bubble with our phone.
My wife and I had dinner at a remote restaurant where you do not get cell signal. They have a sign at the door, "We don't have wifi, converse with those around you" (translated from Portuguese).
There are several things online meeting platforms do that cause stress, anxiety, and less participation not more.
1) you are being looked at by every at the same time. You are not part of the group, you are on display.
2) the speaker is often not visually identifiable. Your brain sees everyone looking at you as the speaker. This causes overload and fatigue.
3) lack of engagement, Forbs: Virtual Meetings Are Less Engaging Than In-person - Dec 12, 2023
There is a pervasive logical fallacy confusing cause and effect. The average Millennial will tell you they have anxiety and therefore cannot relate in the "real world". No, they have constructed a fake world in their head and the real world doesn't match up. On line meetings in general, and certainly in their current form only exasperate the problem.
While I agree with your premise what we don't need is another flavor of sugar, we need a more sophisticated and balanced three course meal.
What COVID-19 and all it's cousins did was force the tech work place to evolve rapidly rather than at the slow pace it was going. To be sure by 2030 we would probably be here. In moving too quickly we have accepted faster horses rather than truly transformational technology who's benefits out way the negatives.
We're not (long term) targeting 1st world individuals who have the luxury of options. We want to meet the 3rd world where they are. Maybe they just have the internet. That's all we need to get the connected to experts. We'll be the ones who try.
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Just because we can do something doesn't mean we should.
~and
If something is worth doing it's worth doing right.
There is an opportunity here no one is talking about.
The technology was developed for a specific, limited use case. While scalable, it was never developed to replace in person meetings.
We humans are social creatures. We require in person interaction. The negative effects of the smart phone are now well documented. Even in person we are in a bubble with our phone.
My wife and I had dinner at a remote restaurant where you do not get cell signal. They have a sign at the door, "We don't have wifi, converse with those around you" (translated from Portuguese).
There are several things online meeting platforms do that cause stress, anxiety, and less participation not more.
1) you are being looked at by every at the same time. You are not part of the group, you are on display.
2) the speaker is often not visually identifiable. Your brain sees everyone looking at you as the speaker. This causes overload and fatigue.
3) lack of engagement, Forbs: Virtual Meetings Are Less Engaging Than In-person - Dec 12, 2023
There is a pervasive logical fallacy confusing cause and effect. The average Millennial will tell you they have anxiety and therefore cannot relate in the "real world". No, they have constructed a fake world in their head and the real world doesn't match up. On line meetings in general, and certainly in their current form only exasperate the problem.
While I agree with your premise what we don't need is another flavor of sugar, we need a more sophisticated and balanced three course meal.
What COVID-19 and all it's cousins did was force the tech work place to evolve rapidly rather than at the slow pace it was going. To be sure by 2030 we would probably be here. In moving too quickly we have accepted faster horses rather than truly transformational technology who's benefits out way the negatives.
Really appreciate the perspective.
We're not (long term) targeting 1st world individuals who have the luxury of options. We want to meet the 3rd world where they are. Maybe they just have the internet. That's all we need to get the connected to experts. We'll be the ones who try.