Sarcasm aside, you're wrong. It's a completely different position to hold the phone in. It's more restful for your arm to hold the phone against your ear, than to hold it out in front of you.
There are also a lot of other considerations for making a successful video call, you have to be dressed, in a decently lit space, have room in front of you, have silence around you, and be able to focus only on the face in the screen.
Contrast that with voice calls which I can make in the dark, while naked, on the toilet, in my car, on a crowded subway, while walking, while having sex, while lying about where I am, in my bed, without makeup, and so on.
Video calls are awkward, and they don't bring enough value to the conversation to make up for the inconvenience of making one.
They have their places, video conference calls are great. Having small children and calling your grandparents is great. Being deaf and calling someone to sign with them is great. Other than that it's just not worth it.
There are also a lot of other considerations for making a successful video call, you have to be dressed, in a decently lit space, have room in front of you, have silence around you, and be able to focus only on the face in the screen.
Contrast that with voice calls which I can make in the dark, while naked, on the toilet, in my car, on a crowded subway, while walking, while having sex, while lying about where I am, in my bed, without makeup, and so on.
Video calls are awkward, and they don't bring enough value to the conversation to make up for the inconvenience of making one.
They have their places, video conference calls are great. Having small children and calling your grandparents is great. Being deaf and calling someone to sign with them is great. Other than that it's just not worth it.