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> I think anxiety in the virtual room is high and everyone just becomes paralyzed I don't think that's necessarily anxiety. I'm sure there's a name for it, but
by elric 1y ago
> I think anxiety in the virtual room is high and everyone just becomes paralyzed
I don't think that's necessarily anxiety. I'm sure there's a name for it, but it's a bit like the "bystander effect", where no one does anything because everyone expects someone else to deal with it. Something similar seems to happen in meetings with too many participants.
- nemomarx 1y agoThere can be some social anxiety in large groups depending on the audience too, I think. "if I say something and it's incorrect my boss is in this call" is a very different environment from a smaller chat.
- jimkleiber 1y agoI often see it just as overwhelm. Too many conflicting things happening at the same time, wanting attention, not knowing where to put it, and just kinda giving up. Lately I've been seeing life as consistent conflicts, framing it as "emotional combat," and then ironically it calms me down, because I recognize that the one conflict in front of my face is not necessarily the one causing all the feelings I perceive in me or in other people.
- n_plus_1_acc 1y agoThere German word for that is Verantwortungsdiffusion (responsibility diffusion)
- erikerikson 1y agoSensory overload is one of the terms of practice Not to ignore that the complex manifold of interlocking conflicting social rules can add further friction