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> How is that any different than an in person meeting? Because you can see yourself. Whereas people IRL conduct themselves in ways that are unoptimized - becau
by zarzavat 2y ago
> How is that any different than an in person meeting?
Because you can see yourself. Whereas people IRL conduct themselves in ways that are unoptimized - because they can't see themselves, and since everybody is unoptimized it doesn't really matter.
On a video call, everybody is watching how they look, if you're the one who isn't paying attention then you're the odd one out.
Moreover the geometry of a group video call can be very unphysical if everybody can see everybody else including themselves.
- elicksaur 2y ago> On a video call, everybody is watching how they look, if you're the one who isn't paying attention then you're the odd one out. Not my experience in the slightest, and it is rather surprising to hear about others’ experiences from the comments in this thread. While I don’t disagree that maybe other people do experience calls this way, I would ask: how can everyone simultaneously be watching themselves and also others for others to make a faux pax? It doesn’t seem possible.
- dylan604 2y agothat's my thoughts as well. who's actually paying attention to the meeting if everyone is so intently watching what all of the other viewers look like instead of the actual presentation.
- dnissley 2y agoI think this is a perfect explanation about why zoom calls are so exhausting. You're having to pay closer attention to more things than you would in person. Attention isn't discrete -- it's dividable, and zoom calls call for that division more so than other scenarios.
- dylan604 2y agoYou do know you can not display the thumbs of the other guests, right? Why do you even bother if it causes so much consternation on your part?