Okay, so the title of this post is kinda joking but seemed like good clickbait to lead into some observations
Last night I joined a communications circle and it was interesting to hear many of those attending saying how Zoom surprised them in overcoming the absence of a physical space.
I resisted Zoom for a long time but am now beginning to see that it has some benefits, although it wasn't a great substitute for actually attending a life-drawing class.
So there are two things that I've been thinking about with Zoom and how they both level the metaphoric playing field in terms of changing social interactions.
The first is that it forces people to listen to each other.
I haven't seen a Zoom argument yet, but wonder whether it's possible to shout down someone you disagree with?
The second is that laptop speakers and mobile phones are terrible for those deep, masculine voices which would normally evoke authority and promote physical dominance.
Thinking about these two observations led to some amusement for me in thinking that Zoom might have a bigger impact on society than decades of equal opportunity policies.
I've heard some observations from women over the years that they'll be in a meeting and put forward an idea, only to find there's no response until a male in the room says the same idea.
It makes me wonder if Zoom can change this phenomena.
And that Zoom life-drawing class, it did get me drawing -- so maybe it worked?
