I'm not sure why I'm being downvoted either, but I guess many people find it hard to believe that not everybody has the same experiences they do?
Like, I don't have a baby crying in my house because I don't have a baby. Or pets. If you do, stay muted. Where I live my environment is very, very quiet. Which the article says is step 1. If you can't do step 1, then yeah, this article isn't for you.
I think people were mostly reacting to the suggestion that you don't need to mute in a quiet environment.
Which I sort of agree with in a small call where people are having back and forth conversation with each other. If I'm in a 1:1 I don't mute.
But it's still a good idea on larger calls or even a smaller one where you're just going to be listening to a presentation. In general, there's not a lot of cost associated with going on mute.
Like, I don't have a baby crying in my house because I don't have a baby. Or pets. If you do, stay muted. Where I live my environment is very, very quiet. Which the article says is step 1. If you can't do step 1, then yeah, this article isn't for you.