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It's more interesting that physical location matters at all in 2014.
by Touche 12y ago
It's more interesting that physical location matters at all in 2014.
- yitchelle 12y agoI don't think we, as humans, will ever work fully remotely. I know companies like 37signals and others have been successful in this working model, but personally, I must have some human contact with the person I have been working with. I would imagine that the majority of humans would also have the same attitude. Humans are social creatures and we have an emotional need to connect. I can clearly see this as I contrast this human need when I compare my wife's needs and my needs. I am borderline Asperger's and my need to connect is not as high as that of my wife. Although this observation is in a family environment, I don't think it is too dissimilar in an office environment. So from the perspective of connection, physical location matters.
- davidw 12y agoAlso, random spontaneous interactions happen more when there are more 'particles' bouncing around. That's part of the point of this book: http://davids-book-reviews.blogspot.it/2012/10/the-new-geography-of-jobs.html http://davids-book-reviews.blogspot.it/2012/10/the-new-geogr... That said, I did my time in the Bay Area, got out, and I'm happy to see people doing more in all kinds of places.