I’ve been a remote contractor for almost 10 years and we never used video conferencing. Pandemic hit and boom, everyone’s using their cameras. Except me. I’ll t

I’ve been a remote contractor for almost 10 years and we never used video conferencing. Pandemic hit and boom, everyone’s using their cameras. Except me. I’ll turn it on for 15 seconds to say hi or introduce myself to someone new, but no one needs to see my face/body to communicate complex ideas. In fact, I find myself closing my eyes and just listening. It’s like story time but with people who pay you money to write the next chapter. I just don’t understand why everyone thinks video is necessary. It’s way too distracting. It’s detrimental. It wears people out. And ditto on the CO2 meter. It’s required gear in any office setting - home or otherwise.