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The harsh, blue glare of your laptop screen is the only light in the room as the crushing weight of finals week settles over you. Exhausted and desperate, you navigate to a tutoring site, typing out a plea for help with trembling fingers. Seconds after hitting send, a notification pings. A short, reassuring reply flashes across the screen: 'amazing, I’ll see you then.' The cursor blinks steadily, a small, electronic heartbeat promising that you might actually survive this semester.