Disruptive Empathy

Disruptive Empathy

Bridging the Distance in Distributed Teams

The latency of listening

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Eric Near
Dec 02, 2025
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I spent years in data centers (loud, cold, but physically present places), where you could gauge the severity of a production issue just by the body language of the person walking down the aisle. You couldn’t hide stress, or excitement, or frustration. It was all right there (in the slumped shoulders, or the relieved high-five).

Now, the modern startup t…

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