I am at my most eloquent when texting. Talk to me and I’m an idiot.
Chat > face to face > video call > call
But the last two are a near tie, and way worse than the first two… Phone calls are the worst.
I’m a xennial and I feel the exact opposite. Although I do choose chat over other methods in some situations.
Same and same. Everything being re readable makes me nervous and awkward. Chat is for ppl I feel comfortable around.
Am I the only one who prefers face-to-face over everything else?
It’s the only form of comms where I have all the information/cues to interpret, and no bullshit lag.
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In person - all cues, real time.
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Text - verbal comms, gives me a chance to read. No body language or tone to glean from though.
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I hate audio calls because I’m hard of hearing, sound quality is shit and I can’t lip read or respond on my own time.
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Video is somehow worse since now two sensory inputs are fucked due to awful stream quality/lag and my usual methods of trying to understand what’s said are shot. Worse, people expect it to be “better” because I can see now and it makes me angrier. 🙃
Depends on the context for me. There are definitely times I’d rather be face to face, but there are also times I’d rather text.
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F2F > live recording with no interaction on their part > chat > audio call > video call > text I don’t know why it’s different than chat > colonoscopy sideshow > zoom breakout meeting
For me I’ve got to put live recording away toward the end. If I’m doing a recording, I’ve got way too much opportunity to second guess myself in editing and zero indications whether I’m going a useful direction in my talk.
i record my practice sessions so i kinda got used to it i guess.
Woah. I didn’t know there was an even stronger one. Does this go on?
This is actually why I want more politics to happen via webcam conversations. Bots can’t interfere, and it’s harder to express a totalitarian sentiment like “AlL iMUGrEntS dIE BYbY”
