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Slack is async in the same way phone calls are async. You absolutely don't have to respond immediately on a phone call or on slack, the technology really doesn'
by anthonygd 6y ago
Slack is async in the same way phone calls are async. You absolutely don't have to respond immediately on a phone call or on slack, the technology really doesn't care.
They are both used conversationally though and that means they follow the social conventions around conversations.
- noman-land 6y agoSlack is distinctly different from phone calls because it has the concept of presence. You can be "online" but "away". There is no such concept for phone calls. The closest thing to that is something like Discord rooms with always-on audio.