Distancing Humans: Bringing us virtually closer
Distancing Humans: Virtually Closer.
?Go back and tell your 2019 self that over the next two years you are going to face a different world, with highlights including; being locked in your home, forced to hide your face and apply more alcohol on your hands than in your mouth.
The thing that may not have been so glaringly obvious would be the importance of social interaction.?Something we have taken for granted, or if you’ve ever attended a meeting, something you have often tried to escape.
We will move from a world where we thrive in social settings, to a feeling of social anxiety, where we have succumbed to fearing human interaction.
I’m obviously not a fan of Covid, and I don’t think many are.?However, dare I say it, the situation has generated some positives (100% pun intended).
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?We’ve had to think ‘outside the box’ and re-invent businesses using different modes including online platforms. This has given so many companies across the world the opportunity to work from anywhere at any time, whilst keeping our social interactions with colleagues through things like Zoom, Social media platforms like, Facebook, instagram, YouTube, and Twitter etc.
In a way it’s brought those isolated by distance closer; connecting a wider world and opening possibilities.
Socialising has always been something we have relied on in our day to day lives, and without these interactions it can have a massive effect on our ability to learn and grow. Our herd mentality is deep rooted in our history, we want to belong and it seems connection has found a new way.
Fast forward to (now) July 2022 and many of us are left to wonder, what will the future hold??Will we continue to embrace the digital world and the efficiencies it has provided in satisfying our need to connect, or revert back to proximal interaction?
?I’d love to hear your thoughts, what do you think human interaction will look like in 2023?
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2 年Cool article and yes if I could go back and say something to my 2019 self, it would be hibernate for a couple of years?? In all seriousness it's hard to predict the longer term effects of the situation on our communication and social interaction. Without doubt it has increased the rate of adoption of digital communication tools, but if the status quo is restored, will it last...... hard to say. I'm finding for example Australian states that have been most impacted (sorry Victoria) are more likely to organise virtual training and meetings, whilst others are not quite ready to embrace it, preferring the face to face option. I feel if things normalise (and who knows what that means anymore) we will see a regression to how things were pre covid. However if the unspeakable was to occur I believe hanging out in the online world will become Plan A.