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Not sure why this is being down voted. In all the discussions about cars and congestion I always think in the future so many more people will just work remotely. That seems like the best fix. I'd love to live rural and have access to high speed internet and consumer goods. Only issue I have with rural life is access to good schools and doctors for my kids.

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>I always think in the future so many more people will just work remotely

People have been saying this for over a decade now (probably much longer, but that's when I started paying attention) and I've yet to see any evidence at all that it's true. As the owner of a rural house where my only internet option is satellite, I'd love for it to be true, but I still rent and apartment in the Bay Area where I live most of the time because that's where my employer wants me to be.

It varies a lot by company and other factors but both numbers I've seen and anecdotally the numbers are up in the software industry. More and more people I know who switch companies end up just remotely if they weren't already--including at companies that weren't historically remote-friendly.

Of course, lots of employers aren't really remote friendly and others are probably better described as being OK with some WFH but not as much 100% remote. (I'm pretty much all-remote at this point but I'm technically attached to an office even if I don't have a desk there any longer.)

Interesting. My last two jobs (including my current) working from home is very common. We have several 100% remotes and others work from home 2-3 days a week. My friend's company is nothing but remotes (no home office). People have been saying this for a decade but just recently the infrastructure is there. Today's it's so easy to jump on Skype or Google Chat and video conference with people. 10 years ago we weren't quit there.

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