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Uhh... nobody stops going to the barber just because they work from home.
Not only that, who goes to a barber during work hours? That's something that one would assume would happen closer to home regardless, such as on a weekend.
Usually have a haircut either 8:30 or 9:30 am, and it’s just a few blocks walk from the office.
The author's answer to the title question seems to be: No. Which I agree with. If the answer was "Yes" however, I would question if that's even a bad thing to begin with. If our economy is reliant on people driving to an office and spending their money at a restaurant, then our economy is pretty terrible to begin with.
I reached the same conclusion but from a different angle: if remote work is bad for the economy, but good for the people who enjoy it, how many other aspects of serving “the economy” are in conflict with serving the people who participate in it? Maybe it’s the economy itself that’s bad. Maybe looking for ways to balance changes like remote work with a bad economic system isn’t nearly ambitious enough. Maybe labor tha…
Are some city cafes likely to go under because people aren't coming into the office? Probably.
Are people being forced to eliminate every single discretionary expense so they can pay their bills and eat in the same month? Yes, absolutely. Are some households only surviving because WFH is letting them avoid transport expenses, and reduce food costs? Also yes.
Our mortgage + insurances + rates + mobile/internet + utilities + basic food = almost what we're bringing in this month. And the last payment on the bathroom reno we started five interest rate rises ago will probably be due this month too.
So, define "economy". This bit of the economy would probably run out of money to put fuel in the car if I couldn't work from home.
Anyone who thinks they can put the toothpaste back in this tube is kidding themselves.
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I think you should consider more than your own happiness, we're talking about the economy, this includes local markets, hairdressers, restaurants, municipal areas, parks, etc. There is a pull that cities have, that includes being in close proximity to people who earn a bit more, greater foot traffic, activities, and shops, among millions of other things I guess if you want to sum up everyone else who was a part of th…
With remote work I find myself with a little more time to go to lunch, or out to dinner, or other things that involve spending money in the community around me I didn't have time for when I was commuting.
When I go into the office, I just eat a bowl of instant spicy noodles (there are few people there these days), and at home I just eat something from the fridge.
Something that seems similar that comes up often around here is when there are proposals to improve the road system to move traffic out of towns. Currently the main highways run through a bunch of small towns, so they get lots of non-local traffic. Frustrating for drivers due to the extra time, and its a safety issue. But whenever changes are happening businesses in those towns are up in arms omg we'll lose our passing trade, don't build the road. They've capitalised on some inconvenience, we don't owe them to keep it around.
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Happy people typically don’t spend as much money trying to drown their sorrows in consumer crap, food, and drugs.
No, but hungry people who don’t want to get dressed and leave the house will order a quick meal on Uber Eats at twice the cost of getting it in-person.
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Uhh... nobody stops going to the barber just because they work from home.
Not only that, who goes to a barber during work hours? That's something that one would assume would happen closer to home regardless, such as on a weekend.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not only that, who goes to a barber during work hours? That's something that one would assume would happen closer to home regardless, such as on a weekend.
I do? Usually have a haircut either 8:30 or 9:30 am, and it’s just a few blocks walk from the office.