He's just saying "your word is as good as mine". Neither side is bringing any evidence. You can throw in all sorts of argumentation, eg remote people have mor

He's just saying "your word is as good as mine". Neither side is bringing any evidence. You can throw in all sorts of argumentation, eg remote people have more time, you can get better people casting a wider net, and so on. But until someone does a proper study you don't know what arguments are backed up by data.