Communicating efficiently does not mean “ignoring the humanity of employees”. These are not exclusive. You’ll often see “big important emails” by Jobs, Zuckerb

Communicating efficiently does not mean “ignoring the humanity of employees”. These are not exclusive. You’ll often see “big important emails” by Jobs, Zuckerberg and other figures being circled around. These use written word for a reason. It’s like the difference in podcasts vs books - would you want to study philosophy solely via podcasts? Would be extremely draining. Complex subjects require structure and slow thinking. Interesting that the OP makes a similar point (“a world of text would feel very lonely”). Why do you feel like going to the other extreme? I love the eventual video meeting with teammates for planning, discussing company matters or a simple coffee break. But staring at each other during a standup or trying to figure out some product specs or analytics code does nothing to “build rapport” and just wasted everybody’s time.