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Makes sense. If you insist on living in NYC for any reason, then going into the office is probably more comfortable than living (and working) in a cramped NYC a
by endisneigh 5y ago
Makes sense. If you insist on living in NYC for any reason, then going into the office is probably more comfortable than living (and working) in a cramped NYC apartment.
Though it's pretty ironic that virtually all of the software Google uses and creates facilitates virtual work, yet they insist on an in-person setting.
- pyrophane 5y ago> If you insist on living in NYC for any reason Believe it or not, there are people out there who find NYC to be a desirable place to live. Not everyone wants to live in a suburb.
- endisneigh 5y agoSure, never said otherwise
- ysavir 5y agoNot technically, no, but this language: > If you insist on living in NYC for any reason Strongly suggests that living in NYC is only something people do if they have reason to _insist_ on it, and not because it's just a place where people want to live. Someone could just as well say that "If you insist on living in a suburb for any reason, then working from home is probably more comfortable..."
- cmelbye 5y agoNew York is culturally known as a city that never sleeps, an expensive city, a crowded city, a city with muggy summers and bone-chilling winters, etc. There have been countless songs, books, and tweets written about how it takes a certain level of resolve to thrive there. That doesn't mean that people don't enjoy living there.
- ysavir 5y agoNot sure if this was meant towards me or the parent comment, but I'll mention that I am a satisfied NYC resident.
- endisneigh 5y agoYou’re reading too much into it. And yes, someone could insist on living in a suburb. Urban and suburban living each have their own advantages. Therefore one could insist on living in each for any reason, hence my comment.
- ysavir 5y agoI don't think I'm reading too much into it. There is a big difference between these two sentiments: > If you live in NYC > If you insist on living in NYC for any reason
- endisneigh 5y agoLol I’m the author of the comment and am telling you my intent.
- slothtrop 5y agoWords convey things irrespective of your intent
- Will_Do 5y agoThis is a silly argument but I disagree. Seemed like a perfectly neutral statement to me, including "I insist on living in NYC because I think it's the best place to live"
- tootie 5y agoIn my experience, I know a load of people who live and work in NYC and they almost universally prefer working from home. One guy lives in a dump due to his own misfortune and he spends a lot of time in the office but everyone else is perfectly content at their personal desk. I used to have a ten minute walk to work and still wouldn't do it unless I absolutely had to.
- hn_throwaway_99 5y agoAgain, just a reminder that anyone's individual experience is not necessarily broadly representative. I'll speak for myself, but back around fall of last year I felt like I was going to slit my wrists of I didn't get out of my apartment.
- heavyset_go 5y agoI know very few people in NYC who actually want to go back to their offices to work.