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Camera off does not mean you’re hiding

Sometimes when I’m on a call and I’m choosing to have my camera off for one of a variety of reasons, the host will basically insist everybody must be seen or else you’re hiding.

I find that highly annoying. Anyone else?

Maybe I’m eating my lunch and I don’t need people to watch me chewing on a screen.

Maybe I’m moving through a space and I don’t wanna make everyone seasick.

Maybe I’m having a PJs all day and I just don’t feel like showing my PJs on the camera.

Maybe I’m just not in the damn mood to be on a camera

In my world, it’s your choice. I can’t speak for anybody else’s room, but in mind?

That choice of showing yourself on camera or not should be up to each one of us.

When I’m doing a call, you may choose to be seen or not to be seen. Even if you’re asking a question you don’t have to turn your camera on to ask the question… Unless you choose to, and unless you feel like it.

There’s no pressure to perform.

Inclusiveness is one of my strongest values. Each one of us is a sovereign being. You get to choose. As long as you honor that we have differences and we can still communicate and be civil to each other despite any differences, we’re fine.

On or off camera, Christian, or which or Buddhist or nothing, whatever. Your choice

Are you typically a camera off or camera on or it depends person?

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Camera off does not mean you’re hiding