remote workplace

in the decade i've been working, i've seen communications become more prevalent. it used to be that i was receiving actual sheets of paper for formal communications. it was letters or memos sent through actual human messengers. email was already a thing, and so was the fax machine. i though dial up returned, it was just the fax tone. it's only recently that instant messaging platforms had seen more use. when i had started, some of the people in the office were still using yahoo messenger, when whatsapp was already a thing. but now i'm just overwhelmed with the amount of inane information sent through messages. i don't have the sufficient bandwidth to deal with all of it. this stream of words from everyone that barely matter to me is such an unwelcome part of the workplace. i need to own my phone, it shouldn't be an extension of the office. maybe i could force it by being just as superficial as the messages have become, but i don't want to betray my sense of independence. i don't want to communicate just for the sake of saying something. i want my each of my words to have weight. i don't like wasting my energy on having to relay useless information. back then, i would've wanted to be heard - regardless of necessity - because it made me feel purposeful, but now that i've seen enough of life - especially the workplace - i'm fine keeping to myself. i don't owe people any comment or statements. between a choice of "taking it" or "leaving it", my plate's sufficiently filled to make me even consider taking any more.