Last year I observed that telecommunications software might have a positive influence on the discussion
I was prompted by experiences using Zoom, which included undertaking activities like workshops and even a life-drawing class (which was kinda surprising since everyone had the same view).
My musing included a tongue-in-cheek idea that Zoom (or Skype or Teams) might undermine patriarchy in the workplace, as:
...laptop speakers and mobile phones are terrible for those deep, masculine voices which would normally evoke authority and promote physical dominance.
While reading just now I've been forced to realise the idea that telecommunications might be unmanly is not a new idea:
...men who spoke clearly over the phone might come across as feminized. In one 1895 romantic story, when a man speaks through a telephone, his voice “became very soft…and very distinct,” even “cooing.”
