Maybe Zoom Parties Weren’t So Bad

New research suggests Zoom brought not just fatigue — but genuine connection

Clive Thompson

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A laptop open to a Zoom grid with 20 faces. A green mug sits next to the laptop
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I’m an extrovert, so when COVID hit, I lunged for any form of social connection I could get.

That meant: Zoom parties!

Back in early 2020, Zoom was blowing up. Quite literally: Its sales were up 370% in the first few months of

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Clive Thompson

I write 2X a week on tech, science, culture — and how those collide. Writer at NYT mag/Wired; author, “Coders”. @clive@saturation.social clive@clivethompson.net