[AndrewUnmuted]

Latency is the most crucial issue for audio when doing live broadcasts, especially when the peers all need to be synchronized to a rhythm or pulse.

However, it doesn't stop there. Latency is also important for voice, not just music; excess latency is also the cause of the dreaded zoom fatigue [0].

We humans seem to have brains designed for particular cadences of conversation, and products like Zoom really work to disrupt & disengage these preferences we have, leading to poor communications outcomes.

[0] https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-does-zoom-exhaust-you-scien...

[unreal6]

I wonder if over time, we will learn to adapt to the new cadence as we continue to socialize over platforms like zoom. My hunch is that we will, it will just take time for our minds to adapt to the new medium.

[AndrewUnmuted]

I'm not so sure.

We'll likely fix the latency issues inherent to the way we do live broadcasting on the web today before the human race has the time needed to adapt to the new cadence.

Our vocal communication was solidified into our genetic code over millions of years of iteration. I imagine that in a decade or less, the latency issue will be fixed for most of the connected world.