Google Meet skip intro

Video killed the radio star. Skip intro buttons killed the title sequence designer. Given how often I skip title sequences when watching a show, I can't be too upset about it. That said, I’m sure modern title sequence designers are infuriated by how quickly this art form was cheapened.

This makes me think of modern work culture. I remember in my corporate days there would often be long introductory periods before getting into the work. This is a good thing when first getting to know people, but once you have a core team in place constant reintroductions can get exhausting.

For those of us who are stuck in meetings like this, there should be a “skip intro” button so you can ignore all of the preamble and get right into the work.

This is a technically difficult idea to implement but at scale this could save millions of hours. Talk about productivity gains. I don’t think it’ll ship, but it’d be fun if it did.

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