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Re:Albert Einstein went to his office just so he could walk ... by tracker1 on Sunday June 02, 2024 @06:57AM (#40553088)
Just my experience, but people are more inclined to ask questions in person. Beyond this, you get cues from body language as well as facial expression.

For me personally, I can see a white board better at 15-20' than I can see a monitor 30" away.

There are ways to digitally cope... But it's just that. It's far less natural if an interaction. I can understand the anxiety and autistic resistance to it. But that's relatively easy to with through.

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Re:Albert Einstein went to his office just so he could walk ... by Dylan16807 on Sunday June 02, 2024 @11:00AM (#40554736)
> For me personally, I can see a white board better at 15-20' than I can see a monitor 30" away.

How literal is this? That sounds like you need glasses or to fix the light balance in the room with the screen.

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Re:Albert Einstein went to his office just so he could walk ... by tracker1 on Monday June 03, 2024 @10:08AM (#40562764)
I'm naturally far sighted, with some retina damage to boot. Glasses help a bit, but not a lot, and with the retina damage it's inconsistent throughout the day.

Fortunately, most of the apps I use can adjust zoom (mostly vs code, browser, visio, etc).

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