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Having ubiquitous, reliable access to good VC doesn't eliminate the need to travel. Humans communicate so much better face to face. Source: I work in Google, s
by lrem 7y ago
Having ubiquitous, reliable access to good VC doesn't eliminate the need to travel. Humans communicate so much better face to face.
Source: I work in Google, spending up to half of my working time in VC. Still need to hop in a plane when something is important enough.
- baddox 7y agoExactly. We’ve had long-distance telephone for a long time, and it actually works much better than the audio of most internet teleconferencing I’ve experienced. It’s not a complete substitute for face to face communication.
- pmlnr 7y ago> Humans communicate so much better face to face. No, they don't. They communicate more, but not better.
- mercer 7y agoIt depends. I find that the lack of massive volume of communication that is face-to-face can be beneficial, but often it needs to be more structured. Without this structure, non-FtF communication is just FtF without the nuances.
- BooneJS 7y agohow many GVCs do you have where people are connecting from their desk or rooms on different floors of the same building? It happens a lot. Can’t be that bad.
- SpicyLemonZest 7y agoIt's not that it's impossible to communicate through GVC, but most people interact very differently with those they only know through a screen vs. those they've met in person.