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“Have you ever noticed how we humans alter our behaviour around cameras? It is almost a natural tendency to be more cautious, almost pretentious, when we know we are being watched. After all, being scrutinised by the public eye is not easy. So I like to think of us as coconuts, protecting what is inside by creating a hard shell on the exterior.”

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