Virtual meetings are fine, here's what you might need:
Mute yourself when you're not talking.
Use a client with decent dynamic range compression (discord gets this right, some others don't)
Video adds nothing.
Mute yourself when you're not talking.
Use a client with decent dynamic range compression (discord gets this right, some others don't)
Video adds nothing.
This is why I can't take HN seriously
Instead, it is creating the false expectation that we have a non verbal channel, when we really don't. This disconnect is at the very heart of the article.
Turning off video removes the expectation. In lieu of better, low latency tools, an audio long meeting is likely higher quality, not to mention lower bandwidth requirements and possibly lower latency as well.
Better that video will be virtual avatar based tools, like meeting in a video game.
You've had your HN account nearly twice as long as the person you're replying to. Why do you think they are HN, but you are not?
I agree with your other points. One could run a compressor on an audio output easily enough. I have considered it.
Video matters when there is show and tell. In a manufacturing sense, having video makes for a 5x meeting.
People can consult drawings, identify features, express intent and query others about a part that is only rivaled by an actual conference room.
Now I will say skilled people can use audio and drawings to get it done. I can, but it takes many years to build that skill.
Add video and people developing their own can contribute and absorb that ongoing skill much better and that is good for everyone.
I do this regularly and have a / b tested a ton of times.
The fall back is shared photos. Good, but not great.