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Re:Ask HN: Why isn't remote work advertised as a pro environ... by twobitshifter on Monday November 21, 2022 @01:40PM (#33696193)
If you compare the economic costs of public transport and “cheaper” housing to WFH’s requirement of an internet connection, it’s much more cost effective to work from home. Now we could say that face-to-face interaction outweighs these costs economically, but you’d need the data, and at least in terms of commuting you’ll never beat the ecological footprint of not going anywhere.

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