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aidenleig
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Some people are straight-up scheduling “date nights” around the webcam feature, treating it like catching up with someone across time zones. Others keep it minimal because the novelty wears off and they prefer text for quick check-ins. Either way, it’s shifting what counts as “presence” in digital spaces – no more just words, now there’s actual movement and expressions tying into the chat. Makes everything feel a notch more human, even when you know the mechanics behind it. Wild how normal this is starting to seem