You can still enable remote work while putting guard rails around the need for video conferencing due to the cognitive load and emotional drain it clearly causes.
> My experience is that the people who love video is highly correlated with people who love useless meetings.
Strong agree. If you want your video on, I am cool with that. If you want it off, also cool. If you're not present, I'm going to know either way, but I want you to be comfortable while we work together. I care about the output and outcomes, not the control. n=1, ymmv, etc.
The value has always been in the audio or what someone is sharing on their screen.
Video is mostly a distraction. If it is my meeting then video is going to be disabled for everyone.
My experience is that the people who love video is highly correlated with people who love useless meetings.