In an opinion column Jerry Seinfeld criticized proponents of virtual communication who believe technology can replace the energy of big-city living.
Photo: Willy Sanjuan/Associated PressWhat’s the deal with remote work? Jerry Seinfeld has some grim observations.
In a New York Times opinion column on Monday, the comedian slammed proponents of virtual communication—and one comedy club owner in particular—who believe technology can replace the energy of big-city living. There is a reason big metro areas such as New York City and Silicon Valley exist, he wrote: Remote connectivity doesn’t work. He added that “everyone hates to do this.”
As if on cue that very morning, pandemic darling Zoom Video Communications ZM 2.75% said it received reports of users being unable to visit its website or start and join its meetings. The outages lasted for several hours and were widespread, according to a status map on Downdetector, but they were especially high in major cities across the U.S.
Zoom’s stock has become an all-time bestseller, more than quadrupling this year as businesses have become reliant on the platform due to closures associated with Covid-19. The company has said it had over 300 million people logging into its meetings in April. Those user numbers are likely to accelerate as students are now heading back to school online. Zoom said in May it gave its service for free to over 100,000 K-12 schools around the world.
Remote work evangelists had better hope their lifeline technology doesn’t shrink from a little cold water, lest they become a tired punchline.
Write to Laura Forman at laura.forman@wsj.com
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August 25, 2020 at 08:39PM
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