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>Not everything can be done over Zoom or an SSH session. Agreed. However, if everyone who is capable to work remote will decide to do so, it would free up lane

>Not everything can be done over Zoom or an SSH session. Agreed. However, if everyone who is capable to work remote will decide to do so, it would free up lane capacity for those who aren't able to. This would be akin to getting a free infrastructure upgrade for those who truly need it.

throw0101c 2y ago
> Agreed. However, if everyone who is capable to work remote will decide to do so, it would free up lane capacity for those who aren't able to. Less traffic reduce stress, but you still have distance to deal. And that assumes you can drive, and you're not too poor or have some other factor which restricts your ability to own/operate a car. > But when one train recently stopped for a sick passenger, her commute expanded to a mind-boggling three hours and 15 minutes. She was late. To make up the lost time, she stayed longer with her patient instead of picking up her granddaughter from school. She had to enlist a neighbor to do that — for $35. * https://archive.ph/1a6y3 https://archive.ph/1a6y3 / https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/nyregion/health-care-worker-commutes.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/nyregion/health-care-work...
- llamaimperative 2y ago
  It would also reduce land costs in urban centers. Edit: It would exert downward pressure on land costs. Obviously that can still be overcome by other factors.
  - throw0101c 2y ago
    > It would also reduce land costs in urban centers. That does not necessarily follow: some folks may prefer to live in an urban area (only) because they work in said urban area, and so want shorter commutes, but I'm sure plenty live in urban areas because (e.g.) like the amenities. As a sysadmin I can easily do remote work, but would still live in an urban centre. As per Jane Jacobs: people do not live in cities, they live in neighbourhoods. I think most folks who live in urban centres do so because they like the lifestyle first, and a shorter commute may be just a nice bonus. There are also lots of folks who 'reverse commute': live in the city and work in the suburbs. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_commute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_commute
    - ghaff 2y ago
      That may be true of people just out of school but my experience over a fairly large number of years was that relatively few people lived in the city and commuted out to a suburban office park. For one thing, even reverse commutes can be pretty slow in a city with a lot of traffic. I rarely drive into the city for evening events partly for that reason.
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throw0101c 2y ago

> Agreed. However, if everyone who is capable to work remote will decide to do so, it would free up lane capacity for those who aren't able to. Less traffic reduce stress, but you still have distance to deal. And that assumes you can drive, and you're not too poor or have some other factor which restricts your ability to own/operate a car. > But when one train recently stopped for a sick passenger, her commute expanded to a mind-boggling three hours and 15 minutes. She was late. To make up the lost time, she stayed longer with her patient instead of picking up her granddaughter from school. She had to enlist a neighbor to do that — for $35. * https://archive.ph/1a6y3 https://archive.ph/1a6y3 / https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/nyregion/health-care-worker-commutes.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/nyregion/health-care-work...

llamaimperative 2y ago
It would also reduce land costs in urban centers. Edit: It would exert downward pressure on land costs. Obviously that can still be overcome by other factors.
- throw0101c 2y ago
  > It would also reduce land costs in urban centers. That does not necessarily follow: some folks may prefer to live in an urban area (only) because they work in said urban area, and so want shorter commutes, but I'm sure plenty live in urban areas because (e.g.) like the amenities. As a sysadmin I can easily do remote work, but would still live in an urban centre. As per Jane Jacobs: people do not live in cities, they live in neighbourhoods. I think most folks who live in urban centres do so because they like the lifestyle first, and a shorter commute may be just a nice bonus. There are also lots of folks who 'reverse commute': live in the city and work in the suburbs. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_commute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_commute
  - ghaff 2y ago
    That may be true of people just out of school but my experience over a fairly large number of years was that relatively few people lived in the city and commuted out to a suburban office park. For one thing, even reverse commutes can be pretty slow in a city with a lot of traffic. I rarely drive into the city for evening events partly for that reason.
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