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I'm not buying that a sufficient number of people are interested in moving to cheap shrinking towns just to save a buck while working remotely while the effects
by spywaregorilla 5y ago
I'm not buying that a sufficient number of people are interested in moving to cheap shrinking towns just to save a buck while working remotely while the effects of this article play out. Most notably, lower class people with no remote work skills can't participate in that at all. Not that I believe skilled workers would even find that appealing very often.
- xyzzy21 5y agoI guess. I left Silicon Valley but mostly maintained a SV salary. The cost of living where I am is about 10%-20% what it is in SV so it's effectively been a major effective pay boost. I also live on 3 acres in the woods and will be "upgrading" to a 15 acres plot. Everything I do requires either remote or travel so where I am strictly makes no difference to achieving work product. So the increased effective pay is a plus. Note that I'm all out of Fxcks for FOMO - there's NOTHING you are missing out on in SV anymore.
- spywaregorilla 5y agoGood for you, but SV is a drop in the ocean on this issue and not representative of anything.
- kbelder 5y agoThat's the thing. As far as the effect of remote work in the general population, it's near negligible. I'd be surprised if 1% of jobs have shifted to remote.
- mech422 5y agoI'm in a similar situation regarding salary/COL, however I don't travel.. I found SV lost its appeal when I no wanted to take advantage of the meetups, computer clubs, etc. If I wasn't going to take advantage of the unique geek culture SV offered, what was the point of being there ?
- more_corn 5y agoWhere did you go?