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Maybe this is because a lot of tech workers are living in cities? Where space is expensive? There's no reason to live in a city if you work remote.
by treebot 5y ago
Maybe this is because a lot of tech workers are living in cities? Where space is expensive? There's no reason to live in a city if you work remote.
- pfooti 5y agoThere are plenty of reasons to live in a city that have nothing to do with work. I can walk to the library, cafe, grocery store, park. I can ride a bike to the beach, go to the opera, shows, etc. I mean, I can't go to the opera _right now_, but soon enough I can.
- meepmorp 5y ago> There's no reason to live in a city if you work remote. Some of us actually enjoy it, though.
- visarga 5y agoYou might be OK but what about your kids? They need to attend good schools and have good healthcare support where they grow up.
- iso1631 5y agoA good reason not to live in a city
- warglebargle 5y agothere are upsides and downsides of both, don’t do this
- jdavis703 5y agoThe best hospitals tend to be location in cities. And non-wealthy suburban areas also tend to have mediocre schools.
- bjohnson225 5y agoThe article isn't about tech workers and people can decide to work from bed for reasons other than a lack of space. I've seen my partner do it for comfort reasons because her job involves reading huge amounts (on an iPad), but as an engineer I would never consider it.
- treebot 5y agoI'm saying that the reason cities are such expensive places to live is because a lot of people want to live there, because their work is there. If you aren't actually working in the city, you're paying a premium for something you're not using. There are very good schools outside of cities, as well as good hospitals. There are also plenty of beautiful towns with tons of shops and whatnot within walking distance, or a short bike ride. And they are a lot cheaper to live in than a city.