If employers valued the labor of remote workers as much as local workers, we wouldn't be having this conversation. Tech isn't a monopsony. They'd all be compet

If employers valued the labor of remote workers as much as local workers, we wouldn't be having this conversation. Tech isn't a monopsony. They'd all be competing for the same national pool of workers, and anyone that wanted to use cost of living as an adjustment for their offer would find that another company would beat them by offering the market rate for the fungible labor. There isn't a great answer for this. Building housing in the places where tech companies have big offices helps, but a lot of folks don't want to live in cities or move halfway across the country.