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Remote work via the internet will likely amplify the selection pressure too. Without being tied to a particular location due to your job, you can now shop arou

Remote work via the internet will likely amplify the selection pressure too. Without being tied to a particular location due to your job, you can now shop around for an optimal location for your needs. If a bad state law is enacted, you might see people flock to another state. It’d be nice to see some CoL data on the international level too.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
Remote work is realistic for a tiny fraction of the population, and other pressures reduce the number of available remote work jobs even further (management culture, people who have no social life without the office, etc.). Remote work will change absolutely nothing.
- state_less 5y ago
  > Remote work is realistic for a tiny fraction of the population I'm skeptical on this point. I think that we're already around 10-20% remote work and might get to 25% remote work in the coming years [1]. I don't think this is a tiny fraction. I'm expecting technology to further reduce the dependence on physical presence over time. I think remote work has had a significant change (e.g. less commute time, less pollution, more family time) and could cause changes in politics too. Imagine flipping a couple senate seats in a low population density area to further a remote work friendly lawmaking (i.e. land use rules, healthcare, etc...). [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/15/one-in-four-americans-will-be-working-remotely-in-2021-survey.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/15/one-in-four-americans-will-b...
- EricE 5y ago
  I don't think most people realized that not only is remote work feasible but for many professions - especially those in "knowledge work" - it's a huge boon. Peoples eyes have been opened and the genie is out of the bottle. I fully expect remote work to transform America to the extent that the post WWII suburbanization will look like a statistical anomaly by comparison.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago

Remote work is realistic for a tiny fraction of the population, and other pressures reduce the number of available remote work jobs even further (management culture, people who have no social life without the office, etc.). Remote work will change absolutely nothing.

state_less 5y ago
> Remote work is realistic for a tiny fraction of the population I'm skeptical on this point. I think that we're already around 10-20% remote work and might get to 25% remote work in the coming years [1]. I don't think this is a tiny fraction. I'm expecting technology to further reduce the dependence on physical presence over time. I think remote work has had a significant change (e.g. less commute time, less pollution, more family time) and could cause changes in politics too. Imagine flipping a couple senate seats in a low population density area to further a remote work friendly lawmaking (i.e. land use rules, healthcare, etc...). [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/15/one-in-four-americans-will-be-working-remotely-in-2021-survey.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/15/one-in-four-americans-will-b...
EricE 5y ago
I don't think most people realized that not only is remote work feasible but for many professions - especially those in "knowledge work" - it's a huge boon. Peoples eyes have been opened and the genie is out of the bottle. I fully expect remote work to transform America to the extent that the post WWII suburbanization will look like a statistical anomaly by comparison.