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dawnerd on Jan 11, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: 2021 will demand new kinds of video conferencing

This is why I rarely go on video to begin with (well besides having my laptop in clamshell mode and not wanting a webcam literally pointing at my bed 24/7

I'm a firm believer that video adds nothing to the call other than add distractions.

enriquto on Jan 11, 2021 [–]

> I'm a firm believer that video adds nothing to the call other than add distractions.

I agree. And I would add that voice does not add anything either. It's better to do everything by chat or by mail, that at least leaves a usable trace.

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