[take_a_breath]

There are a bunch of articles about it. National Geographic [1], Harvard Business Review [2], BB [3]. One of the theories is that we have to work harder to pick up on non-verbal cues, which consumes energy.

A data point from the BBC article: "One 2014 study by German academics showed that delays on phone or conferencing systems shaped our views of people negatively: even delays of 1.2 seconds made people perceive the responder as less friendly or focused."

[1] https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/04/coronavir...

[2] https://hbr.org/2020/04/how-to-combat-zoom-fatigue

[3] https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200421-why-zoom-video...

[longtom]

Brief confusion and distraction is not the same as malaise.

[take_a_breath]

Nobody claimed they were, you introduced those words.

[longtom]

Fair enough. But if "mental exhaustion" is not some serious impediment, then not sure this is worth talking about. Not seeing much evidence here.