> Why should I hire someone and pay them a bay area salary if there are equally talented folks in that geography that are perfectly happy making what's market f

> Why should I hire someone and pay them a bay area salary if there are equally talented folks in that geography that are perfectly happy making what's market for _their_ location? Right now, you wouldn't. However, if going full remote turns into a trend, then you're not competing with other talented folks in that geography making what's market for their location because they don't have a location, but rather with every other company which offers remote work. They're remote. Won't this drive up market standard prices for engineers in places where markets are less populated by tech right now, while lowering the market price in places like the bay area? After all, if I'm a company, why would I pay $BAY_AREA_ENGINEER more money for the same job I can get done by $KANSAS_ENGINEER for less? Remote work, if taken to the furthest conclusion, will obviate any discussion of "location" based payment because every engineer would be in the same location: the Internet.