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Re:Tech workers consider escaping Silicon Valley’s sky-high ... by acituan on Thursday May 14, 2020 @01:49PM (#23182876)
People need bigger houses for other reasons too, including a growing family, having space for gathering with their friends and community, for their hobbies etc. And I’m not talking about a luxurious McMansion, just something bigger than a $3500 1 bedroom apartment where you can’t have a friendsgiving with more than 4 guests.

Being able to work from home long term means not being tied to ultra-premium land for your private space. Not eating up the externality of your company deciding to hire 10s of thousands more workers in your already crammed city, not being forced to choose between the externality of longer commute time or inflated, subpar housing services.

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Re:Tech workers consider escaping Silicon Valley’s sky-high ... by take_a_breath on Thursday May 14, 2020 @02:03PM (#23183085)
You are talking about personal reasons that people need more space, which is absolutely true. I am talking about a fundamental shift in how we perform work as a society.

If everyone, all at once, starts working from home and avoiding offices, it is reasonable to assume that some of that office space will need to be re-created in houses, which will increase the necessary size for houses. Things like the average size of a new house and the average amenities people include (an extra office, an extra bathroom, a separated "play area", mesh wi-fi friendly, etc.).

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Re:Tech workers consider escaping Silicon Valley’s sky-high ... by edm0nd on Thursday May 14, 2020 @02:08PM (#23183141)
God damn. $3,500 for a 1br apt. You must for sure live in SF lol.

That's enough to purchase a full on mansion here in Louisiana.

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Re:Tech workers consider escaping Silicon Valley’s sky-high ... by take_a_breath on Thursday May 14, 2020 @02:12PM (#23183213)
It's $500 more than my mortgage for a single-family-home in Chicago.
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Re:Tech workers consider escaping Silicon Valley’s sky-high ... by nitrogen on Thursday May 14, 2020 @02:24PM (#23183339)
It gets even worse if you want to have your own w/d in a building that isn't 100 years old.
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