Zoom

[poliphilo]

 I was in a Zoom meeting yesterday evening. I don't care for them. There's so much information you're not receiving. Atmosphere, vibes, all those things that aren't taken in through the five senses but are still important. On a small screen you're not even seeing facial expressions. If there's silence- and there was a lot of silence yesterday- you're not getting whether the silence is loaded with emotion or simply expressive of boredom and nothing to say.

I find I spend a lot of time looking at my own image. Not that I'm vain- because I don't think I am- but because I'm thinking "Can that beardy chap in the corner who looks like Barnacle Bill the Sailor really be me?"