@johannab No, not at all snarky. 💕What is so interesting is to discern between the technical and social, and I think that most people have a very functional-technical perspective of what it means to communicate online, so to say. Consider it merely as extra channels to interact with others, more choice to connect.But of course our online social network is much more than merely a channel, and we have to 'project our social' somehow over these thin copper and fiberglass wires, while we try to make sense and interpret the social signals that come from other remote places.I think we underestimate the impact of communicating online, and the narrow 'social bandwidth' that our current networking tools support. Then we translate online situations to how we would behave offline and get wrong expectations, misconceptions, and subequenctly miscommunications.We are still all youngers online, still all learning the ropes, while we do social networking offline for 1,000's of years already.

So, I asked this question last year, same time. I was also at FOSDEM, far away from my home and family, the same as this year. I think I'd say, yes, but, again. Thanks all for the replies.

Thanks, all! I am a month or less. I am reading "Ship Ablaze", the story of the sinking of the steamship General Slocum. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/123363/ship-ablaze-by-edward-t-odonnell/9780767909068

Have you used a rotary dial telephone?Please boost if you'd like to see this poll question get additional reach.#Poll #Telephone #Rotary #Retro