[hueving]

What aren't you getting? There are tons of companies in Silicon Valley that only hire local developers because they don't believe remote working is as effective. If you want to hire a local developer, those are the companies you compete with.

You try to make it sound ridiculous by changing location with the car they drive, but that is intellectually dishonest because it's not clear remote work is as efficient. There is a reason Google doesn't allow it.

[paulddraper]

Sure, the location has value to some companies. And they'll fight each other tooth and nail.

But to a remote company, it's just as irrelevant as a luxury car. It's an artificial segment of the market to them. They don't need to enter the frenzy. There is a equilibrium of global supply and demand that is lower than SV equlibrium. Replace your SV hires with the others at that price, and save money. Capitalize on your remote work, instead of tossing it aside.