[todd3834]

An alternative perspective:

- Chat apps have been around for a while but now that Slack has been so widely adopted working remote has become a lot easier.

- Screen sharing for pair programming where everyone has the client installed and we don’t have to convince anyone to pay for it is great. (I’m very sad Slack is shuttering this service though)

- When I’m in the office I find that people who used to interrupt me by walking up to my desk and completely detailing my work are more polite with a Slack message now. That is much easier to delay even if only for a few minutes when needed.

- large meetings where it is tempting to completely tune out can still be productive if I can interact on slack.

Your points are all valid for some but it’s only one side of the coin.