Pros and cons of keeping your camera on for Zoom classes
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Going to class on Zoom can be a difficult situation to navigate. Sometimes, you wake up on time and have a lovely Zoom class in your backyard. Other times, you wake up one minute before Berkeley Time, log onto class and fall asleep five minutes later. One thing that can help a lot in this kind of scenario is turning your camera on it’s way more embarrassing to fall asleep and have people see. But at the same time, having your camera on can be stressful, and it can sometimes be a little tricky if your Wi-Fi isn’t so strong. If you’ve been weighing the pros and cons of turning your camera on for your Zoom classes, here is a comprehensive guide to the benefits and detriments of pressing that little “on” button for your computer camera.
Why I’m going to stop living every moment wishing it was the next
In the past few months, I’ve witnessed maybe two sunsets and zero sunrises. I snooze my alarm every morning before class until Berkeley Time tells me that I really do need to wake up. I attend class in bed, logging into meeting after meeting, barely finding the motivation to get up to even grab a pre-packaged meal from the fridge.
Before I know it, it’s dark outside. I’ve missed yet another sunset, although sometimes I can catch an especially beautiful one on someone else’s Snapchat story. I live my days through a screen, telling myself that it’s OK. I’ll enjoy life once again when the pandemic ends. I just need to wait it out.