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When you are on a videocall do you also keep looking at your own thumbnail video? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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When I speak, unless I'm sharing the screen I always keep looking at myself. It's kind of strange -- it clearly does not match a real-world conversation, but somehow I can't help it.

Edit: More context -- I'm wondering if others have it, if this is something that can be explained by some "brain" thing, and also how does it affect the conversation.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Consider where you look when you're talking to someone in person. Do you look at them continuously? We generally don't do that, it ends up being weird and creepy. Our eyes wander as we talk, so it's natural that we'd do the same during a video call.

And consider this: when your own face is visible to you, when aren't you looking at yourself? Typically when I see my face, it's in a bathroom mirror, and it's natural to look at yourself (whether to take note of your appearance or otherwise).

So I think it's pretty natural, and I'm guessing lots of people do it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I look slightly above their eyes, at the forehead or even as high as their hairline. I do not break contact with their upper face.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Sir, what are you looking at? Are you even listening?