> just don't want to acknowledge the existence of B Because outsourcing is nothing new. Hiring people in cheaper markets is something companies have been doing

> just don't want to acknowledge the existence of B Because outsourcing is nothing new. Hiring people in cheaper markets is something companies have been doing for many decades already, with varying degrees of success, long before remote work was even a thing. There are many other issues with outsourcing - for example: time zones, language, work culture, exchange rates - that go beyond the hot topic of "butts in seats".