And... informal communication has to be in a video call? It can't be in writing? On video calls and in meatspace, you get to see peoples facial expressions, th

And... informal communication has to be in a video call? It can't be in writing? On video calls and in meatspace, you get to see peoples facial expressions, their smiles, they can move their hands and make gestures. I much prefer that to text. As for the human contact, I do recommend having a social life outside work. Distributed or not distributed work. You are correct but, personally, I think spending 8 hours a day without seeing faces is too much.