Re:Should More of Us Be Moving to Live Near Friends?
by BehindBlueEyes on Friday January 03, 2025 @12:30PM
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> Remote work couldn't have solved anything.
It couldn't solve everything, that doesn't mean it can't solve anything.
My experience in rural areas (northern canada) has been the opposite of yours.
Locals welcome remote workers because the alternative is bidding up housing over vacation homes that sit empty.
Remote workers give back to the community through civic engagement and injecting their income into it year round. Anyone not in that mindset of integrating with the community typically doesn't stay past their first winter.
Locals are also the ones to decide if/when/where they advertise real estate to outsiders. Locals always get first dibs via word of mouth so there isn't as much resentment.
But maybe that is the difference between rural communities and remote communities?
It couldn't solve everything, that doesn't mean it can't solve anything.
My experience in rural areas (northern canada) has been the opposite of yours.
Locals welcome remote workers because the alternative is bidding up housing over vacation homes that sit empty.
Remote workers give back to the community through civic engagement and injecting their income into it year round. Anyone not in that mindset of integrating with the community typically doesn't stay past their first winter.
Locals are also the ones to decide if/when/where they advertise real estate to outsiders. Locals always get first dibs via word of mouth so there isn't as much resentment.
But maybe that is the difference between rural communities and remote communities?