[iamcasen]

I think the fidelity of unspoken information is so much higher in person. Over zoom and most certainly via text-based comms like slack, it's hard to tell if you are being understood, and if you are understanding.

Beyond just the technical understanding, then there is emotional understanding. I find that it's much easier to encounter apathy and malice over digital comms. In person, you have limited access to someone else's attention. On slack, you can be pestered by dozens of "very important" walls of text every day.