Digital Pantomime: The Illusion of Connection
We pepper our days with these interactions, quick digital gestures that serve no real purpose other than to confirm that we still exist. And we do this endlessly. A reply. A like. A reaction. A thumbs-up to acknowledge a thumbs-up. A conversation about nothing stretched across days, punctuated by long silences and the occasional haha yeah. It is not communication; it is the pantomime of communication, the illusion of connection without the risk of depth.
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