[emptysongglass]

As a counterpoint to the extremely negative commentary I'm reading in this thread, I like "the present your authentic self without turning on your camera" bit. Sometimes I don't want to wear a shirt (or pants!) at home or don't want to be surprised absently rubbing my jaw in thought or making a weird face.

I love to see innovation in the space of remote work tools and I can confidently say Slack and friends ain't it. I want a experience of serendipity-making leveraging some of the same mechanisms physical office goers make use of.

[steve_adams_86]

Apologies if I came off too negatively. I meant to be frank about my reaction in hopes that it might inform the people behind it how others perceive it.

I should add that I can tell the people behind it are good at their craft and the guiding principles seem like good ones. It’s mostly the marketing that has thrown me off. I also recognize that I might just be too old and crusty to get it.

I used to be with “it” and then they changed what “it” is.

[skinnymuch]

I don’t get what the authentic self is though. They used to take a screenshot every couple of min with cam. I thought something like animating that would be neat and an authentic self. It allows you to do what you said and still be closer to the phrase.

A cartoon self that has limited options isn’t authentic though. It is pretty pointless for me. Note. I have used the app extensively.

[dsaffy]

Appreciate it!