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Ask HN: Why not combine Zoom with a restaurant chain to provide remote dining?
This way you would be able to take someone out to eat who is far away from you.
The restaurant chain could even provide tables where some of the seats are replaced with displays so you can easily see and talk to the people you are eating with.
You could even synchronize the actions of the two waiters/waitresses to make it seem like you are in the same restaurant.
- Minor49er 4y agoThis wouldn't work for several reasons: - The coordination required for everyone involved would be more effort than simply choosing to eat at the same time as someone you're meeting with - The restaurant would have to purchase displays and section off interior space for setting them up - People generally don't like streaming while eating or watching others eat - This sounds pretty dystopian
- bombcar 4y agoBecause if you want to talk to the other person, you can call or zoom directly. And if you want to eat, you eat.
- NickRandom 4y agoWhen I saw this post earlier I thought that I had seen a few start-ups try this idea. A lot of those pages are now 404 but here's a few random links that a quick DDG trawled up https://teambuilding.com/blog/virtual-date-ideas https://teambuilding.com/blog/virtual-date-ideas (See Idea #2 'Virtual Lunch') https://www.botreeinc.com/product-page/virtual-restaurant-experience https://www.botreeinc.com/product-page/virtual-restaurant-ex... https://tripleseat.com/blog/virtual-restaurant-experiences-your-corporate-clients-will-love/ https://tripleseat.com/blog/virtual-restaurant-experiences-y... (mention of Reata Restaurant) https://www.gartner.com/en/marketing/insights/daily-insights/the-virtual-restaurant-experience https://www.gartner.com/en/marketing/insights/daily-insights...