Ask HN: Why isn't remote work advertised as a pro environment initiative?
Because corporations are doing the majority of that pro-environmental advertising. I mean that both in terms of companies making changes (both real and greenwashing) and the News&#x2F;Media corporations reporting on it.<p>Telecommuting could be absolutely massive for reduced emissions, could bring down urban house prices, improve inter-family relationships, and revitalized suburban neighborhoods (e.g. more walkable areas). Plus increase wealth to relatively poor rural areas.<p>Even some corporations are starting to realize that telecommuting isn&#x27;t their enemy, but large ships move slowly, and recently we&#x27;ve been seeing a lot of &quot;return to work&quot; used as a way to conduct layoffs with lower negative PR&#x2F;stock tanking. This isn&#x27;t a byproduct but a goal of return-to-work (e.g. see Musk&#x27;s text message conversation during Twitter-lawsuit discovery).