Communication in World 2.0

Now to a related topic: why are Zoom calls draining? Or better yet, why aren’t Zoom calls more entertaining? Forget the eye contact. I think it’s because people just don’t look as good. You’re looking humans from a very unnatural angle. They’re badly lit. It’s not a fun movie. Your mind is comparing it to reality and it’s far less engaging.

Zenly for the web. Similar to the above, except the “game” is “browsing the web”. Imagine the entire web as a physical map, and as you move from cluster to cluster you start hearing friends that are in similar zones.

Clubhouse. This is an online coffee shop that’s emerging to fix the Serendipity gap. It’s a radio call-in show for the Internet. By opening the product you’re signaling that you’re available to talk, just like going to a coffee shop.

Since we lack “comfortable” mediums to hang out online, new digital alternatives will start to emerge for Novelty and Serendipity.