Apr 28, 2020
About the Zoom post: yes, people should know these things in case they have a teacher who’s known to be invasive or unprofessional, but you can’t just throw panic-inducing things out there without explicitly stating all of the facts (e.g. it didn’t just appear overnight) or without offering solutions for people who can’t exactly change the situation (e.g. cover your camera with tape, keep your actual computer mic off, etc).
Even if OP didn’t intend to create panic, it will happen anyway. People will see that post and see implications that weren’t intended because it wasn’t clear enough. I don’t know about you, but I definitely saw panicking in the comments on that post.
#sorry i'm just kinda fed up with that post and since tumblr savior stopped working i can't block it#and i don't feel like i can sit idly by watching people panic over something like this#plus i'm in a unique position. even if schools reopen for in-person classes in the fall i won't be going#i will have to do online classes because i am disabled and immunocompromised#the community college i'll be starting at next year will likely use zoom and it'll just have to be that way#i mean the person told everyone to get zoom taken down and if schools don't see the other services available they might just not do#video classes#there are so many ways they could have worded that post and they chose the panic-inducing one. you can't tell me they didn't#anyway#sorry for the#rant#zoom
