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Work to live, don’t live to work. Remote enables the former - you can live in NY and have a 3am Pokemon club meeting less than a mile away, you can live in a ca

Work to live, don’t live to work. Remote enables the former - you can live in NY and have a 3am Pokemon club meeting less than a mile away, you can live in a cabin in the woods and spend your time fishing, it’s upto you. It sounds like you want others to live near you and spend their time doing things for you. That’s fine, but you might not find many people who are willing to do that, especially if they are working to live. Personally I think the future of work is looking great.

71a54xd 5y ago
In simple terms, I strongly believe that a larger network / more meaningful relationships (above the noise floor) mean more opportunities and room for learning. Generally, I see this as a 1:1 exchange in time / effort. Being remote just seems to make finding connections way harder, since talking to someone is obviously more meaningful than a LinkedIn cold message or an email. But you're right in that part of my dilemma here is figuring out what I want to do with my time while also optimizing for decent options going forward. Frankly, I'm leaning toward the being away from hoards of people in the woods ;) .
VoodooJuJu 5y ago
>Personally I think the future of work is looking great. For the remote work class, sure it is. Some of us still have clean your shit at the wastewater treatment plant, run pipe and fiber to you so we can deliver you water and internet and so you can deliver us your excrement.
- seanmcdirmid 5y ago
  Not if they are on septic.
  - MaknMoreGtnLess 5y ago
    In a city where space is at a premium? Which space efficient septic tank do you have in mind?
    - seanmcdirmid 5y ago
      When I lived near Seattle as a kid, our single wide didn’t have sewer, just septic. It’s more common than you think.
      - MaknMoreGtnLess 5y ago
        > It’s more common than you think I didn't say septics are uncommon. To ask you differently: - How large was that plot (on which the septic system was installed) - Was the septic system dedicated to your house or shared - How large was that septic system
        seanmcdirmid 5y ago
        It was a large plot of land not zoned for SFH residential because it was in a bit of a weird spot (septic tanks weren’t shared, there was enough land out back that it had enough to drain).
- briHass 5y ago
  There is still a side benefit to the workers that must work on-site: the white-collar work that can be done at home no longer needlessly clogs the roadways with cars every arbitrary 'rush hour'. Many of my blue-collar friends loved the early months of the pandemic where they had zero traffic jams and other commuter headaches to deal with. Less pollution, less traffic fatalities, less energy use, and more money flowing to remote areas (like where a lot of infrastructure is typically located). All good things for everybody, even if the benefits of working in your PJs are unevenly distributed.
- slackfan 5y ago
  "Some of us" Nobody on HackerNews.
  - VoodooJuJu 5y ago
    I have a menial job that pays even lower than the example ones I gave, and I'm on hacker news.
  - kbelder 5y ago
    Don't be presumptuous, it leads to errors.
- gaws 5y ago
  > Some of us You're on the wrong forum

71a54xd 5y ago

In simple terms, I strongly believe that a larger network / more meaningful relationships (above the noise floor) mean more opportunities and room for learning. Generally, I see this as a 1:1 exchange in time / effort. Being remote just seems to make finding connections way harder, since talking to someone is obviously more meaningful than a LinkedIn cold message or an email. But you're right in that part of my dilemma here is figuring out what I want to do with my time while also optimizing for decent options going forward. Frankly, I'm leaning toward the being away from hoards of people in the woods ;) .

VoodooJuJu 5y ago

>Personally I think the future of work is looking great. For the remote work class, sure it is. Some of us still have clean your shit at the wastewater treatment plant, run pipe and fiber to you so we can deliver you water and internet and so you can deliver us your excrement.

seanmcdirmid 5y ago
Not if they are on septic.
- MaknMoreGtnLess 5y ago
  In a city where space is at a premium? Which space efficient septic tank do you have in mind?
  - seanmcdirmid 5y ago
    When I lived near Seattle as a kid, our single wide didn’t have sewer, just septic. It’s more common than you think.
    - MaknMoreGtnLess 5y ago
      > It’s more common than you think I didn't say septics are uncommon. To ask you differently: - How large was that plot (on which the septic system was installed) - Was the septic system dedicated to your house or shared - How large was that septic system
      - seanmcdirmid 5y ago
        It was a large plot of land not zoned for SFH residential because it was in a bit of a weird spot (septic tanks weren’t shared, there was enough land out back that it had enough to drain).
briHass 5y ago
There is still a side benefit to the workers that must work on-site: the white-collar work that can be done at home no longer needlessly clogs the roadways with cars every arbitrary 'rush hour'. Many of my blue-collar friends loved the early months of the pandemic where they had zero traffic jams and other commuter headaches to deal with. Less pollution, less traffic fatalities, less energy use, and more money flowing to remote areas (like where a lot of infrastructure is typically located). All good things for everybody, even if the benefits of working in your PJs are unevenly distributed.
slackfan 5y ago
"Some of us" Nobody on HackerNews.
- VoodooJuJu 5y ago
  I have a menial job that pays even lower than the example ones I gave, and I'm on hacker news.
- kbelder 5y ago
  Don't be presumptuous, it leads to errors.
gaws 5y ago
> Some of us You're on the wrong forum