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Scenario

When Video Calls Become Empty Presence Rituals

I video call my long-distance partner every night but we both just do other things on our computers and barely talk.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Technology enables the maintenance of connection rituals that may lack the substance they're meant to preserve.

Your guide for this
Laozi
Laozi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Confucian virtue ethics and technology?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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