i suspect eye contact is like most things in our complicated world, which is to say it exists among multitudes of culture, accessibility and familiarity: if you

i suspect eye contact is like most things in our complicated world, which is to say it exists among multitudes of culture, accessibility and familiarity: if you grew up sighted and in a culture in which eye contact was meaningful, you will likely think eye contact is a meaningful part of communication, even if the person you are speaking with has a completely different take. that's just how things work. the same way folks without smell don't have any particular need for it, while for others smell creates intense emotional connection. just because something is not important to you doesn't mean it is not important to others, and vice versa. is the article taking a fairly narrow view of communication? sure. it's video conferencing - the whole point is that people are looking at each other... but not quite. it's an uncanny valley! (a metaphor which probably works in multiple if not all senses) i wonder how/if parallax eye contact impacts people using sign language?!