I think you're probably right in terms of the trend. But at the end of the day, the decision of where to live is ours (as workers living in high-COL areas), an

I think you're probably right in terms of the trend. But at the end of the day, the decision of where to live is ours (as workers living in high-COL areas), and companies don't owe us any special treatment so that we can live in cities. We benefit from the fact that we can do our jobs completely remotely, but of course from a job security perspective there are some tradeoffs (ones that I am very glad to have made, given global current circumstances). My suggestion: join your local YIMBY group and work toward making cost of living more affordable in your area.