> The article also assumes every one is a native speaker who can write quickly and clearly in a chat -- in a lot of international projects this is not the case.
These are two different things. Native speaker is one, having the skill of writing quicky and clearly is another. They're unrelated. Both are trainable. Not to mention that in my experience it's the native speakers (of English i guess?) have the worst spelling :)
> Also, human contact and informal communication make life and working more enjoyable.
And... informal communication has to be in a video call? It can't be in writing?
As for the human contact, I do recommend having a social life outside work. Distributed or not distributed work.
Source of statements: been working in distributed teams for 20 years, not since this pandemic.