One day I was home (surprisingly), and being the good millennial that I am, I thought to myself “Maybe I can find an issue everyone is having, solve it, and get rich!!” So I decided to conduct a little market research between all the sanity-preserving activities I picked up (funny how you can fit landscaping mom’s garden, a 1000-piece puzzle, a daily workout session, 5-10 job applications, and a whole season of Ozarks (funny how you can fit all that in a week but can’t seem to find an hour to do your taxes… go figure). Anyway, so I posted a story on IG asking all my loyal followers what they are missing during this quarantine. Unfortunately for me, about half of the answers were things I couldn’t solve like live sports, bars, and a paycheck. The other half was kind of partially solved already. Much of what my people were missing had to do with human interaction like hanging out, partying, and eating with friends. These issues were solved, to an extent, by video calls.
Now video calls are by no means a new thing, but thanks to this quarantine era, people found many creative ways to use them. The first is obvious. You can’t hang out with a friend, so you virtually hang out through a video call. You might add drinks to spice things up, and if you’re synchronized enough with the Play button - even watch a movie together (#covidcouplegoals). But there’s a limit to how many people can join a video call. This is where a range of apps come in. There are so many apps out there that include some variation of a video call in them. Some have games for you and your buddies to play, some help you meet new people, there’s even a cool green screen-like feature that lets you set any background you want. The one thing they all have in common, which is also my favorite part, is when the call starts breaking up and a war breaks out about who’s wifi is worse.
To be honest, I was always more of a voice calls kind of guy, but thanks to the huge influx of incoming video calls, it started to grow on me. I had the chance to speak to my whole family at once, attended multiple Zoom parties, and even worked out with a friend from across the ocean. I actually noticed this whole video call thing has been helping me keep in touch with a lot more people than I did before the pandemic. The only downside I can think of would be the fact that I get constantly reminded I need a haircut. If anyone finds some kind of virtual barber solution, please make sure to send it my way
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