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1603 points ezekg | 3 comments | 16 Jan 25 14:17 UTC | HN request time: 0.415s | source
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spiderfarmer ◴[16 Jan 25 15:07 UTC] No.42726255[source]▶
I don't dislike calls, I just hate time wasting. And some e-mail threads should have been a call.
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pydry ◴[16 Jan 25 15:16 UTC] No.42726389[source]▶
This is my primary issue with async communication. Ive had email and slack conversations which lasted days where there was a 4 hour gap between messages and it is horrible.

In a call you can't be ignored or left on read for 4 hours.

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1. CalRobert ◴[16 Jan 25 15:28 UTC] No.42726550[source]▶
4 hours is a perfectly reasonable response time for an email. It’s not IM
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2. pydry ◴[16 Jan 25 15:46 UTC] No.42726829[source]▶
Right. The point is that reasonable response time can turn a 10 minute conversation into a 48 hour long conversation that requires me to context switch 11 times over two days instead of just once.

If it's a straightforward product that might not happen. If it's a product with lots of subtle complications and I need to ask lots of questions whose answers depend on their answers to previous questions it will definitely happen.

3. jimbokun ◴[16 Jan 25 20:35 UTC] No.42730542[source]▶
But not for responding to a question on a call!

That's one reason calls can be superior in some situations.