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I'm not sure you can call it a change of opinion when the older generation grew up where phone was the only option. So it sounds more like each generation prefers the method that they grew up with. If in the future everyone ends up doing work in the "Metaverse" for some reason then I'm sure the current online generation would hate it even more. I can't think of a good reason to do anything in the metaverse but maybe the next generation will find a way to make it work.

For similar reasons, a lot of people on Hackernews prefer reading articles rather than watching videos whereas a lot of newer programmers learn a lot from videos more so than books and articles.



Sure, of course. But I also think (and I'll just speak for myself) that the less people have real, 1-1 conversations with someone else, the more uncomfortable people get with interacting with others - people just get "out of practice" for lack of a better term.

There is a restaurant in Austin, El Arroyo, that's famous for their funny signs. In the midst of the pandemic they had a sign that said "Once this pandemic is over and we start seeing people in person again, we're all going to be awkward as fuck." It's a general sentiment that I agree with - the more we get used to "virtual" interactions, the less comfortable we are with synchronous, person-to-person interactions.




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