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Finally, you\u2019re free from the house-slavery!\u00a0 You escaped and are now back in conference land. \u00a0While it barely feels like the last 2.5 years of your life just happened and you\u2019re right back in the swing of physical interaction, there is something weird lurking around your inner consciousness:<\/p>\n

1. Those Zoom and Teams calls have become a plague on your life<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For chrissakes, I am back in the world of humans, people.\u00a0 Just f***ing leave me alone with the soul-crushing Zoom calls.\u00a0 I am at a REAL CONFERENCE talking to REAL PEOPLE.\u00a0 No, I do not have hours and hours to stare into that video-call abyss\u2026 I am back in the real world and that\u2019s really IMPORTANT!<\/p>\n

2. Everyone\u2019s lacking stamina<\/strong><\/h3>\n

What happened \u2013 we used to be such a youthful bunch, hanging around the hotel bar, sneaking off to a nightclub\/cigar club etc.\u00a0 Now people can barely make it through three boring panels without having to take a sneaky nap.\u00a0 \u201cJust going to say goodnight to the kids <\/em>\u201d is the last thing you\u2019re hearing from loads of people these days as they discretely slip into the elevator\u2026<\/p>\n

3. You just don\u2019t hate<\/em> people like you used to<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Oh those people you avoided eye contact with are now chatting to you like long-lost friends\u2026 omg am I enjoying <\/em>human contact?\u00a0 Did I just press the flesh<\/em> with people?<\/p>\n

4. Content takes a backseat as Covid may have actually killed PowerPoint (gasp)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Seriously, this could be one pandemic benefit we hadn\u2019t noticed, but no one likes staring at cardboard PPT anymore \u2013 we actually like talking and engaging<\/em> with each other.\u00a0 We\u2019ve had enough watching people reading off scripts.\u00a0 Let\u2019s cut loose and TALK!<\/p>\n

5. Noone\u2019s talking about bloody Covid<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Yeah, the topic-du-jour is now taboo\u2026 it\u2019s just mind-numbing to engage in yet another conversation about everyone getting sick\u2026 yet again.<\/p>\n

6. The end of the world is nigh, so let\u2019s just enjoy what we have left<\/strong><\/h3>\n

After that apocalypse<\/a> that was posing as some faded version of Davos, where nuclear war and hyper-stagflation were combining with the fact no-one\u2019s doing squat with this net-zero stuff to destroy the last remnants of humanity\u2026 most of us are trying to focus on more positive<\/em> dynamics in the world.\u00a0 Like the fact that recessions can breed more focused behaviour and investments from enterprises.\u00a0 Plus the fact that enterprises are starting to use technology more effectively and not simply buying up licenses of software with no idea how to deploy it.\u00a0 And let’s not forget the fact that our employers have to pretend to be nice to us and actually want<\/em> us these days. And we can always talk about the Metaverse\u2026<\/p>\n

7. Oh… and we can always talk about the Metaverse<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Yeah \u2013 from blockchain to VR goggles, that thing the Metaverse, where we\u2019ve already been spun several definitions, is going to save<\/em> us.\u00a0 Yes, folks, it will because everyone says so<\/em>.\u00a0 Service providers will start reporting \u201cmetaverse revenues\u201d soon\u2026 Gartner will surely come out with \u201cMeta-automation\u201d next and HFS will be handing out mandatory VR goggles at its September Super Summit\u2026 surely?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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