> Slack Not sure how old OP might be. For those of us who grew up in the age of USENET the realities of text-based communications have been around for quite so

> Slack Not sure how old OP might be. For those of us who grew up in the age of USENET the realities of text-based communications have been around for quite some time. You have to develop a thick skin or this stuff can consume you. I remember being there back in the day; being consumed with stress and even anger from interactions on USENET. I think most people eventually evolve to recognize it for what it is: Not a substitute for forms of communication that can deliver context. Also, people tend to be more willing to be complete jerks behind a keyboard. As for Slack itself. I continue to be amazed by how many times USENET and similar discussion boards are reinvented. From my perspective, they haven't gotten better. We don't have much that did not exist in some form in, say, the 80's or early 90's. And, frankly, most of the interfaces just suck.