A while ago, an old classmate I hadn't seen in 26 years said they wanted to meet me in person. I declined. I said I have severe social anxiety now, so we should just do a video call.

I really do have some social anxiety these days—face-to-face meetings still feel quite awkward. Actually, meeting in person is a form of forced socializing; it's not as free as a video call. The effect is pretty much the same, though—we just chatted intermittently about old times and caught up on recent news.