Our current digital social contexts force us to be âalways on.â Slack, Email, and even newcomers like Clubhouse increasingly optimize for a communication flow that is synchronous, which requires both parties to be actively involved in the conversation. Synchronous communication mostly mirrors our mode of communicating in person, where youâre actively engaged in the conversation, but when you move that process to the digital medium, thereâs a formality that is associated with the translations to the digital format that puts heavier pressure on each interaction. Itâs why âzoom fatigueâ is universal and weâve started to hate our devices as weâve had to rely on them for social interaction.
I'm going to be the pessimist here đ I'm wondering if there are downsides to making things too low pressure đ I'm just thinking back to those memes where people make fun of others who post about every little detail in their life (e.g. tweeting about what they ate for breakfast every day). https://www.someecards.com/usercards/viewcard/MjAxMi0yN2I1MWQ5ODk2Mjc2NWE1/ But maybe the idea of finding a vibe tribe is connecting with people who genuinely want to hear about those details?
I'm going to be the pessimist here đ I'm wondering if there are downsides to making things too low pressure đ I'm just thinking back to those memes where people make fun of others who post about every little detail in their life (e.g. tweeting about what they ate for breakfast every day). https://www.someecards.com/usercards/viewcard/MjAxMi0yN2I1MWQ5ODk2Mjc2NWE1/ But maybe the idea of finding a vibe tribe is connecting with people who genuinely want to hear about those details?