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Sure, of course. But I also think (and I'll just speak for myself) that the less people have real, 1-1 conversations with someone else, the more uncomfortable people get with interacting with others - people just get "out of practice" for lack of a better term.

There is a restaurant in Austin, El Arroyo, that's famous for their funny signs. In the midst of the pandemic they had a sign that said "Once this pandemic is over and we start seeing people in person again, we're all going to be awkward as fuck." It's a general sentiment that I agree with - the more we get used to "virtual" interactions, the less comfortable we are with synchronous, person-to-person interactions.



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