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Why video call glitches feel existentially meaningful

My video calls always freeze at awkward moments and I wonder if this broken connection is a metaphor for how I relate to everyone now.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Technical failures in digital communication highlight the artificial nature of mediated human connection.

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