The way in which remote work could be bad for the economy would be reduced creativity (or “work output” in business speak) which would make us produce less, inv

The way in which remote work could be bad for the economy would be reduced creativity (or “work output” in business speak) which would make us produce less, invent less, generally make less awesome happen. That’s the root of what the economy is … how much useful stuff gets done. Whether remote work has that effect remains to be seen. Certainly in the short term there’s a lot of evidence it has. That would make it very unlike other examples of change we have, such as switching from horse and buggy to cars. All the other considerations are merely moving money from one area to another. This is irrelevant to a “good economy.” In the end, the total wealth available to all participants in the economy is a function of the resources available and the meaningful work done. That’s it.