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Defaulting all calls to video calls is one of the silliest mistakes of this decade.

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wow and here i was thinking i'd *read* your blog.

i hear you on the distractions piece. also seeing your own face, i always turn that off when possible.

i do think that it's harder to build rapport and a deep connection with someone when you can't see their face - i think there's a fairly fundamental human psychology piece at play, probably rooted in biology. eg a baby's face lights up differently when looking at another human's face vs a non-human-but-still-entertaining object.

anecdotally i've found audio only works better for me with folks i already know (have met in person or on a video call). i prefer video for folks i'm just getting to know (reading body language helps me) or folks i am very close with (family, best friends, etc where those distractions aren't there).

https://paragraph.com/@jake/audio-only-is-underrated

why?

(i don't necessarily disagree, just want to hear your perspective)

Couldn’t agree more. Not all conversations require full eyes locked to have a convo. 

I encourage cameras off.

I refuse to turn mine on.

Nobody is hiring me to model.

You can like my ideas without judging my physical appearance, and if you can't, you're a shallow shell of a human and I don't want to work with you.

My grandma every opportunity with the phrase, “can I see your face”

Not every call needs to be on video, sometimes a simple voice chat is all you need, less draining and less drama

only on rare occasions will I video call.

back this more than any take i’ve seen on this app in the last few weeks

Silly perhaps? Dangerous as hell, absolutely!

I respectfully disagree on this one big papa

Im not a fan either, seems like 9/10 scheduled meetings these days are through Zoom or some sketchy Windows 2004 portal