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I doubt I'm in the minority here when I say I wouldn't move to a 'specialized and remote' community inhabited by people who are all affiliated with the same com

by manacit 11y ago

I doubt I'm in the minority here when I say I wouldn't move to a 'specialized and remote' community inhabited by people who are all affiliated with the same company. I don't live to work, and I don't want to be surrounded solely by people who are affiliated with the company I work for. While one of the reasons I live in Manhattan is because the job market is very good, I also enjoy it precisely because there is diversity. I can walk down the street or take the train and see hundreds of people working hundreds of different jobs in dozens of industries. That's why people are moving to cities - they're exciting. There's things to do and people to meet.

stephenr 11y ago
> I wouldn't move to a 'specialized and remote' community inhabited by people who are all affiliated with the same company. Re-read the sentence again. > By altering their way of working they could support remote working, creating clusters of specialized work forces and communities online rather than in a narrow physical location. The concept is that if you encourage remote working via online workplaces, you can solve the "big city" issue for a percentage of the population by allowing them to live further away from the densely populated areas "because of work".
- paganel 11y ago
  > The concept is that if you encourage remote working via online workplaces, you can solve the "big city" issue for a percentage of the population by allowing them to live further away from the densely populated areas "because of work". But then again some of us really don't like to work all alone in our house, in the middle of nowhere. If I'm spending 8 hours per day working for my employer I might as well socialize while doing that, not living life like a hermit.
  - stephenr 11y ago
    When did living outside a city become "living life like a hermit"?
    - paganel 11y ago
      Can I ride a bus/affordable taxi back home at 11PM after having a couple of beers in a pub located downtown? If you're living outside a city the answer to this is in most cases a "no".
      - stephenr 11y ago
        That depends entirely on the situation, and "affordable" is a relative term. Also, the term "downtown" seems to indicate you're still thinking in terms of a reasonable size city.
      - dasmoth 11y ago
        What about a village where you can walk to the local bar/pub?
  - dasmoth 11y ago
    On the other hand, some of us do. Reducing the pressure for people who don't really want to be there to move into cities should improve life for everybody.

by manacit 11y ago

stephenr 11y ago

> I wouldn't move to a 'specialized and remote' community inhabited by people who are all affiliated with the same company. Re-read the sentence again. > By altering their way of working they could support remote working, creating clusters of specialized work forces and communities online rather than in a narrow physical location. The concept is that if you encourage remote working via online workplaces, you can solve the "big city" issue for a percentage of the population by allowing them to live further away from the densely populated areas "because of work".

paganel 11y ago
> The concept is that if you encourage remote working via online workplaces, you can solve the "big city" issue for a percentage of the population by allowing them to live further away from the densely populated areas "because of work". But then again some of us really don't like to work all alone in our house, in the middle of nowhere. If I'm spending 8 hours per day working for my employer I might as well socialize while doing that, not living life like a hermit.
- stephenr 11y ago
  When did living outside a city become "living life like a hermit"?
  - paganel 11y ago
    Can I ride a bus/affordable taxi back home at 11PM after having a couple of beers in a pub located downtown? If you're living outside a city the answer to this is in most cases a "no".
    - stephenr 11y ago
      That depends entirely on the situation, and "affordable" is a relative term. Also, the term "downtown" seems to indicate you're still thinking in terms of a reasonable size city.
    - dasmoth 11y ago
      What about a village where you can walk to the local bar/pub?
- dasmoth 11y ago
  On the other hand, some of us do. Reducing the pressure for people who don't really want to be there to move into cities should improve life for everybody.