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I avoid all of this by not owning a webcam.

I don't have video of me broadcasting because I simply can't, and nobody ever questions it because they don't really care as it's a non-essential component.

I do make heavy use of visual aids & other screen sharing, so that people can look at what we are discussing, not me.



My Macbook Pro's webcam went wrong in 2020. I haven't had it fixed yet, because I hate Zoom video. Nobody ever complains.


I just tell people I’m on my desktop. They call you on it if you have a laptop, because they all have webcams these days.




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