I think my take away from this is that people should disconnect from everything else when interacting with people in real life. I often bring up the fact that I agree with people who think the metaverse is more a point in time than a virtual world. A time where people are spending more of their lives dealing/interacting/caring about a meagre world separated from the physical one they inhabit.
It doesn't take much to notice that people are so enamoured by their experiences in various non physical planes that their attention is almost entirely directed there instead of the "right here, right now."
Perhaps confirming that the metaverse is already here, and everybody is subconsciously in it already.
I personally can't stand it and demand that when I am with anyone in real life, that we put our phones away, and never take a moment to care for it. The problem with the world though, is that with more and more people demanding goods and services in "the metaverse", more people need to spend time greasing the cogs, serving the metaverse overlord machines to keep everyone happy. It's a self fulfilling prophecy.
Finally, I think that disputes are better earlier rather than later. It's easier to kill a monster when it is small.
Well, I can't say she's wrong when I think about it now, it's about different point of view, it's their normal practice in her company to give the other a phone call while they are off. Her point is that I never think about her, she expected I can understand her situation as she was working there for nearly 8 years. She went angry because I acted like I don't care how does she think.
Making a phone call is in the real life section for her I guess, it's different to the internet, so she doesn't think there's any problem.
Fortunately the argue was subsided in short time, otherwise it was going to be worse.
I think phone calls are included as well. But the point is more about disconnecting and then connecting with your partner or whoever you're spending time with.
Being "on call" is a savage situation I'd rather not have to contend with, but one which is pervasive in nearly all "lines" of work. People should have true times to themselves and not be in covert servitude outside of work.