Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers flee and rents fall

Re:Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers f... by Eric_WVGG on Monday August 17, 2020 @08:43AM (#24186657)

You’ve got it backwards. It’s the suburbs that are expensive.

Think about it: one mile of sewer, one mile of street, supports X people in a suburb, or 50X people in a dense city.

Even if the wear costs in the city are double or even four times that, the city comes out way ahead.

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Re:Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers f... by JMTQp8lwXL on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @07:03PM (#24217890)

If at scale, everything is cheaper in cities, why is it local taxes are generally higher within them?

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Re:Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers f... by Eric_WVGG on Thursday August 20, 2020 @12:18AM (#24219840)

Because we are on the hook for the parasites in the suburbs.

It’s exactly like the paradigm between coastal states and welfare states.

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