> To me, this implies a further disadvantage: extremely high latency when compared with in-person collaboration. That can be fine for some things. But there's a

> To me, this implies a further disadvantage: extremely high latency when compared with in-person collaboration. That can be fine for some things. But there's all sorts of work where I really value live discussion. But even when you work in the same building you still have to find a time slot that fits for a meeting. Of course, you can also drop by the other's office and hope to find them ready for a chat, but there's no guarantee. And for remote companies I imagine that people actually have more time slots open for (video)chats, because people don't have to allocate extra time to travel between meeting rooms. Of course, the dynamics of a live discussion are somewhat different from a digital discussion. But I think the availability/latency issue is a misconception.