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How Video Calls Distort Self-Perception

My video calls are back-to-back all day and I realized I haven't seen my actual face in a mirror in weeks only this weird tiny box version.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital self-representation becomes the primary mode of self-encounter, altering the relationship with one's own embodied presence.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The examined technological life — intentional use?”

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