Facebook to shift permanently toward more remote work after coronavirus
I&#x27;ve read a few of these work from home related articles here on HN and I have to say, I&#x27;m super surprised by how many people are both vehemently against the idea of remote and generally pessimistic for what it would mean for society.<p>Maybe I&#x27;m in the minority here, but my main hobby outside of work is outdoors related. I consistently spend my Friday nights driving 3+ hours to the mountains. The idea of being able to up and move to a mountain town, save the hours I&#x27;d be commuting to work AND commuting to the mountains, is so exciting to me. And that&#x27;s on top of just the happiness I&#x27;d get being able to look out my window and see (what I consider) nature vs the cookie cutter buildings of suburbia Silicon Valley. Where are the cyclists, the surfers, the skiiers&#x2F;snowboarders, dirt bikers, rock climbers, etc etc in these threads? I really can&#x27;t believe there are that few of us...<p>But on top of just hobbies, I&#x27;d be so excited to see what society could look like in a much more remote world. I think a lot of people would spread out and leave Silicon Valley (but not everyone obviously). I think you&#x27;d see more small&#x2F;medium sized towns pop up across the US that would develop their own uniqueness and character. Traffic deaths would likely go down because people would drive less. Maybe general physical fitness&#x2F;health would go up because people aren&#x27;t sitting in their cars and have time to exercise? People working minimum wage jobs would likely have better access to housing as demand spreads and isn&#x27;t as concentrated. We could see a maaassssive change in the lives of the population, and I&#x27;m optimistic it would be for the better.<p>Note: I&#x27;m not saying everyone should be fully remote, or that working remote works for everyone, but the general lack of any real optimism about what life COULD be like in these threads is surprising to me.