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Lots of claims in this comment I'd love to see backed up. ==Working at home saves you daycare.== Is this true? Most people I know who work remotely don't have

Lots of claims in this comment I'd love to see backed up. ==Working at home saves you daycare.== Is this true? Most people I know who work remotely don't have enough free time to also watch their kid, they are doing their job. It does save the 1-2 hour round trip of commuting each day. ==It lets people eat lunch at 11am or 2pm.== Can't most people in an office environment already do this? I do. ==It keeps you cleaner and healthier.== How does it do this? I see very few overweight people on my daily train commute. I figured that the walking involved in commuting plays a role in health, but maybe the stress of commuting is a net negative. On the flip side, my wife works from home and although she likes it, the lack of human interaction frequently has a negative impact on her. ==It makes you care about your local community a lot more.== In what ways?

aeorgnoieang 8y ago
> maybe the stress of commuting is a net negative Commuting is considered one of the _most_ negative parts of a person's day, such that common advice is to seriously consider living closer to work at the expense of other amenities.
- moorhosj 8y ago
  ==Commuting is considered one of the _most_ negative parts of a person's day== I think depends on the method of commuting. I do a combination of walking and train each day and it is one of the best parts of my day. I get exercise and free time to read, watch videos, or just space-out. I think people who bike or walk to work have a similarly positive perspective. If I was driving on a gridlocked highway for 2 hours a day, I would hate it.