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>> I can’t recall the specifics but within a week of COVID lockdowns and no commutes, carbon and pollution in atmosphere plummets That was more because half th
by basisword 2y ago
>> I can’t recall the specifics but within a week of COVID lockdowns and no commutes, carbon and pollution in atmosphere plummets
That was more because half the planet was told not to leave their homes. Sure, stopping commutes had an impact on pollution, but the roads were literally empty in major cities - that wasn't because people could suddenly WFH.
- dogman144 2y agoThe roads being empty at their peak commute hours probably had something to do with it…
- jazzyjackson 2y agoI think the point is jobs that can be done from a computer are not necessarily the bulk of jobs that require commuting.
- dogman144 2y agoSomehow, all those jobs got done without commutes for years during COVID. So a lot don’t seem to require commuting.
- squigz 2y agoThey all got done? What?
- threetonesun 2y agoOne could argue that in an ever so slightly better society all jobs wouldn't require commuting because you could live near where you work. Most of commuting comes down to the other side of the remote work problem, people can only find affordable housing that's so far from their jobs that it requires them to commute.