The room felt different now. Elias looked at the wall clock. The second hand was moving, but the ticks didn't feel like time passing; they felt like memory being deleted.
The goal was to strip away the "noise" of humanity and leave only the "data" that mattered. wudcompress
Elias paused. He glanced at her, then back at the screen. "The algorithm is programmed to prioritize significant life events. Your wedding photos are likely tagged as 'High Priority.' They’ll be archived, not compressed." The room felt different now