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Re:Is remote work bad for the economy? by jrumbut on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @06:18AM (#34609065)
They don't have to be, but they are. And we ignore that our peril.

I'm not arguing against working from home, I think working from home is great. I'm arguing that to make progress we need to consider things like "now that so many people are working from home, what do we do to help the people who have been affected negatively by this change?" People like baristas, gas station attendants, auto mechanics, people whose livelihoods depended on everyone commuting.

In prior changes, a wave of economic growth took care of their needs. I'm not sure that's going to happen here, so I think we will need to be more intentional about it.

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Re:Is remote work bad for the economy? by carlosjobim on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @07:18AM (#34609482)
>People like baristas

Thank God a massive amount of workers left the hospitality industry during the pandemic, never to return to that line of work. And they are much better off for it, because they would never have any good return for their work and effort in that industry. They got the shake up they needed to move sectors, and realized that any other sector will reward them better.

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