It's Christmas day. We live halfway around the world from the rest of our respective families, but we've been talking to them for the last three hours or so. Thanks to modern technology. Yes, phones have been around for a long time now, but connecting internationally is cheap and easy these days, plus there's Skype and Zoom and other media to keep in touch.
And keeping working this year would have been impossible without the bandwidth and networking tools available now.
Virtual meetings will never be able to replace the emotional connection of visiting someone in person, or huddling in a group around a crowded table in a bar or coffee shop, let alone a much-needed hug from time to time. But they can at least keep the world ticking over until we can safely meet again face to face.
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