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Re:Startups now spend more on Airbnb than on office rent by dukeyukey on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @02:02PM (#28304764)
Work-from-home was pretty much the standard up until 1900 or so, at least for the vast majority of people. It's only since trains and motor vehicles we've been able to commute.
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Re:Startups now spend more on Airbnb than on office rent by kazen44 on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @03:44PM (#28306013)
this is highly dependant on location.

a factory worker in a european city in 1900 would not be working from home. (his home would probably be close to the factory yes, but not at home).

Also, raising children and making them spend time in education is only a relatively recent invention. Prior to ww1, child labour was common, especially as a farmer.

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Re:Startups now spend more on Airbnb than on office rent by nradov on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @04:37PM (#28306610)
The standard varied widely from place to place. In coastal areas it was common for men to go away to sea for months at a time. In fact that still happens today in some countries.
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Re:Startups now spend more on Airbnb than on office rent by ngrilly on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @03:15PM (#28305673)
For what kind of work?
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Re:Startups now spend more on Airbnb than on office rent by dukeyukey on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @09:21PM (#28309428)
Mostly agricultural, plus artisan crafts that made up most manufacturing up until the Industrial Revolution.
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Re:Startups now spend more on Airbnb than on office rent by ngrilly on Thursday August 26, 2021 @11:04AM (#28315856)
Then what do you mean by work from home? For agricultural, I guess you mean work at the farm, which can also be the home? And for craft, the workshop and the home are together?
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