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This is great news. I wish worker pay was more based on the value they provide versus where they decide to live. If you're making $200k in the valley and you decide to move to Ohio, why are you suddenly worth less to the company? If everyone goes remote you no longer have to live in a high cost of living area. If you choose to that's on you.

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I think The answer might be that there were good developers in Ohio that for various reasons (family) didn’t want to move to the valley. They already accepted a lower salary. They were comfortable passing up valuable networking opportunities in HCOL.

Now the $200k in valley, doesn’t provide as much value as $125k in OHio.

That’s one example. I’m sure there is some examples that support both ideas, but there are some that support Paying the same developer less In LCOL areas

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