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> Right! No body is forcing you

Kind of. Workplaces, schools, academic environments definitely force the usage of some tool over another, or spending more or less time on screens. I am thankful that my new university uses BigBlueButton and hybrid teaching, since I spent the past two years on Microsoft Teams.

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> Workplaces, schools, academic environments definitely force the usage of some tool over another, or spending more or less time on screens.

But who's to blame?

I have the feeling that people are blaming the wrong people. Corporations are amoral entities whose mission is to maximize profit. If this doesn't bring social value or has obvious negative externalities, we should blame the politicians who set the rules, and vote for someone else.

Are you saying that corporations are exempt from moral responsibility?

I see. So you were forced but found an alternative. That's great to hear.

No, I just saw the change after moving to another university for another degree (of course not for these reasons).

He didn't find an alternative. The university did.

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