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It's just a thought experiment. It's one thing to say offices are good. It's another to say their benefit outweighs the cost.

I think the added cost may be worth it, but I'd be surprised to find majority agreement.

> A company basically pays you for your cost of living

I'd argue that companies generally pay market rates for employees, which in a well-functioning market will be well above the cost of living.

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For what it's worth, I had the luck of working in an actual office, with walls and doors that close (it honestly sounds quite absurd to describe it this way; how low have we sunk?) and I prefer it very much that way for the same reasons described in your link.

And agree on the last statement, I had over-simplified that, though I did add the word "basically".

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