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Eye Contact Correction: Redirecting the eyes to look at the camera

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164 points thunderbong | 3 comments | 16 Oct 24 01:37 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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DidYaWipe ◴[16 Oct 24 07:25 UTC] No.41856470[source]▶
Creepy and misguided. Do people stare at you fixedly and unwaveringly during in-person conversations?

And if they do, do you like it?

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HKH2 ◴[16 Oct 24 12:21 UTC] No.41858245[source]▶
If you mean someone listening is actually staring (without changing their facial expressions), then of course that's weird, but if they are adjusting their facial expressions to show reactions without looking away, what's wrong with that?
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JohnFen ◴[16 Oct 24 14:10 UTC] No.41859210[source]▶
> if they are adjusting their facial expressions to show reactions without looking away, what's wrong with that?

A whole lot. Even if they have varying facial expressions, not looking away is creepy as hell because looking away during conversations is actually an important aspect of the communication. Not looking away is sending a nonverbal message, and none of the usual ways that's interpreted are positive.

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1. HKH2 ◴[17 Oct 24 01:46 UTC] No.41865668[source]▶
Are you talking about the people listening or the person speaking? I was talking about the former, whereas you seem to be talking about the latter.
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2. JohnFen ◴[17 Oct 24 11:00 UTC] No.41868376[source]▶
I'm talking about both.
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3. HKH2 ◴[18 Oct 24 04:19 UTC] No.41876307[source]▶
I guess it depends on how comfortable you are with what the speaker is saying. If you are not sure you agree or you want to think about something else, then it's normal to look away.