Work from home and the office real estate apocalypse

Re:Work from home and the office real estate apocalypse by nomilk on Sunday June 05, 2022 @02:36AM (#31628592)

And if everyone quit smoking it would cause the "destruction" of billions of value in the tobacco industry.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Work from home and the office real estate apocalypse by nomilk on Sunday June 05, 2022 @03:48PM (#31634245)

I take from the downvotes that people thought this was serious. Its absurdity was intended to show how misleading the use of the word "destruction" is when talking about economic costs derived from things that are no longer needed. Being more healthy, or more efficient, is unequivocally good!

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Work from home and the office real estate apocalypse by richardfey on Sunday June 05, 2022 @04:02AM (#31628935)

Exactly. Until someone starts to calculate the compound healthcare and welfare costs.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Work from home and the office real estate apocalypse by seadan83 on Sunday June 05, 2022 @05:56AM (#31629502)

Generally the tobacco industry does not pay those costs. Hence, relative to the tobacco industry, it would be a vaporization of value

[ Parent | on HN ]