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That also stuck out to me, and the reference to "screens" felt too mechanistic. But it made me think about improvised vs planned interactions... lots of people
by ianbicking 9y ago
That also stuck out to me, and the reference to "screens" felt too mechanistic. But it made me think about improvised vs planned interactions... lots of people dislike that moment when you don't know what someone is going to say or do when you'll have to react. Salespeople often manipulate us in that moment. Screens don't matter, people aren't crying out for more video interactions. It's the structure and predictability of automated firms that is appealing.
- xg15 9y agoChat rooms/forums/social media etc are human interaction but very removed from the face-to-face kind: - The timing is completely different (you have seconds, minutes or even days to formulate your answer instead of the fractions-of-a second in direct interaction); - Modality (it's over text only, you're not even invoking the visual sense, not even talking about the other senses and associated cues. You don't have access to body language and nonverbal communication and you don't have to keep your own under control either) - Social context (e.g. how many people are, right now, involved in the conversation about this post? Can you even tell? What do you know about the people you're talking with?) All that is fundamentally different enough from face-to-face that you can leave them out to get the point across.
- xg15 9y ago...not to mention that online interaction can be filtered and shaped in a number of ways that are impossible in real life, e.g. through mods or ranking algorithms.