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Ask HN: How do extroverts cope with shelter-in-place due to Covid-19?
Do video calls, Netflix parties, and online games with friends help?
- _bxg1 7y agoDon't know if I would call myself an extrovert, but we've enjoyed playing Jackbox Games (https://jackboxgames.com/ https://jackboxgames.com/) with audio or video chat. The nice thing is you already play it over your phone, so it's really just a regular video chat with one person also sharing their screen. It's also more social than a lot of games.
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- jimmyechan 7y agoJackbox + Zoom calls sounds like a neat combo
- _bxg1 7y agoIt works pretty well!
- jvm___ 7y agoWe've done playOK.Com euchre with 16 people. We used jit.si foe the video chat. Meet.jit.si/mainroomorsomething For the main room Then jitsi/room00 or /room01 So everyone just joins the main room and then joins a sub room for their table games. Works pretty good.
- 6510 7y agoI think they all call me to do 1 hour monologues.
- jimmyechan 7y agoThat's funny. Did you notice any changes in the things they want to talk about or is it the same?
- 6510 7y agoIt's mostly like a corona oral exam only without waiting for my answer.
- throwaway12009 7y agowhy listen? I banned people that don’t understand the conversation needs to be mutual. only the people that care are important
- toomuchtodo 7y agoI’m scheduling video calls (FaceTime, Zoom, Jitsi) with everyone I know (family, friends, colleagues) on a cadence to make sure they’re doing okay, give them a venue to vent or unload, etc.
- jimmyechan 7y agoYou're a nice human. I like this; will try to do the same
- toomuchtodo 7y agoI appreciate you making the attempt. Thank you for the kind words.
- arcdigital 7y agoIt's definitely not the same, but it's not bad...especially given the times. My friends and I have been trying to do everything we normally do, just online instead. We have happy hours, play jackbox or games on tabletop simulator on zoom/discord (some games like codenames you can just screenshare and everyone doesn't need to own tabletop sim). We also like electronic music and used to go to shows/festivals together...and a lot of DJs have been doing live streams now, so we'll watch them together over Zoom and all dance on a video call.
- jimmyechan 7y agoThis made me smile. I pictured your guys streaming live music and dancing on a video call as a movie scene
- castillar76 7y agoOne thing that really helped the extroverts on our team was a regular team-wide happy hour. We pulled 35-40 minutes on the calendar at the end of a day, everyone grabs a drink, and then we open the video chat and let people talk about anything and everything NOT related to work. By the end of it, everyone's a lot more relaxed, the tension seems a lot lower, and the extroverts are in much better shape. The introverts on the team are encouraged to attend; when I'm feeling more introvertish I'll leave my video feed off and hack a little bit while listening with my mic muted. :)
- jimmyechan 7y agoSounds like zoom happy hours is a thing. It takes BYOB to a new level
- drpgq 7y agoIf my friends are anything to go by, poorly.
- jimmyechan 7y agoMight want to share some of the ideas in this thread with them!
- Trias11 7y agoThat's a good question. I'm introvert and realized how non-event it is for my working style. Covid-19? Shelter-in-place? Cool. I been doing that before covid for last 4 yrs. Sorry, not answering your Q :)
- cutty 7y agoI FaceTime my friends/family every night. We'll prop up our phones on our desks and eat dinner "together" or just mindlessly surf the web and share links to songs and videos. Sometimes we won't even talk at all if there's nothing to talk about, but it's still comforting having each other's presence on the phone. We'll chat if a topic of conversation comes up but it's nice not feeling pressured to talk as we carry on with our mundane tasks around the apartment.
- edimaudo 7y agoPretty simple. Make sure I am calling people everyday either on the phone or video calls. Talking to the neighbours at a distance always helps.
- meiraleal 7y agoI post a lot of instagram stories and hope for friends to react haha. And also have been reacting to tens of stories of my friends. Also joining lives. Difficult times!