Do We Really Need a Video Call?

The Value of Voice-only in Times of Stress

Kimberly Dark
7 min readApr 27, 2020

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By Kimberly Dark

Photo by Andrea Piacquadio

During this time of social isolation, many of us have turned to video calls to resume not only our work, but our social lives, yoga and fitness classes, family connections. We may even be using video calling when we used to just make a quick phone call, or even connect online. We’re spending a lot…

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Kimberly Dark

Kimberly Dark is a writer, sociologist and raconteur working to reveal the hidden architecture of everyday life, one clever story, poem and essay at a time.