For the past two years or so, I’ve been working remote and have always pushed back against the idea of returning to the office (mainly because the reasons my company gives are bullshit)
But like, I admit that there is something about talking to/interacting with people in person that can’t be replicated by virtual means. My hunch says that it is something hard-wired in humans through hundreds and thousands of years of evolution. We’re animals after all and I’m not sure whether a remote lifestyle is sustainable
I wonder if different neurons fire when speaking with someone in person as opposed to virtually
Yes, that’s what I am referring to. Took this remote job because of the pay away from my friends, and it is quite miserable
Yeah, the office is never going to be the bedrock for community, I completely get that. Though I feel like I may be starved for any type of social interaction at this point 🥴
I dunno, the all-encompassing love that comes from knowing that you are together in experiencing a certain place and time?
Vibes are real and cannot be felt through the internet, only in person
I was gonna come in here and say, for me there isn't a difference. But I've been sitting here thinking about it and I don't think that's true. And I actually have the opposite takeaway and I think covid helped me realize it.
Going to an office or hanging out with friends in public is physically draining to me. Not in a negative way but I legitimately find it exhausting and after a while I just get desperate to go home. That being said, I realized this does not happen to me while interacting with people online. Whether it be social media, texting, phone calls, zoom, or discord. I can talk all day long as long as I'm not forced to do it in person, and the whole thing has been a net positive for my mental health.
So I guess I agree there is a difference but I wouldn't agree that it's always a positive one, just depends on who you're asking.
In-person is great for making a more natural connection, as there is a loss in resolution when the humans you interact with are just faces on a screen and you can't tell what anyone is saying when they interrupt each other.
With that said, just having a COVID-safe outdoor lunch once every two weeks or so is all you need to bridge that gap, imo, and you don't even really need to bridge it if you don't work with assholes.
I mean… you’re also supposed to interact with people outside of work, so it’s definitely sustainable.
Quite nice. I'm mostly a shut-in and am incapable of making friends online in games and stuff like some people I know. I can only befriend people in person and I've been doing that more recently and it's cool.
incapable of making friends online in games and stuff
:sadness: same
in-person? face-to-face? with tongue? are you thinking of the word 'wet'? or 'fleshy'? maybe 'hot'?
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Tiring. When interacting in person I find myself getting much more mentally fatigued than I do when in a voice chat for a similar amount of time.
The main advantage of in-person is that people tend to talk over each other less than in remote communication.
