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by jeffrallen 2221 days ago
Remote everything sucks and I will stop doing it all as soon as possible. Humans need stories, and stories take place in sets. Seeing the entirety of your life through a window on your computer is not a life.
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This description immediately called to mind Rear Window for me, which largely takes place in a single apartment and is widely considered a classic film.

But ironic pedantry aside, I do agree people need to get out. Even as a homebody I find myself getting grumpy if I don't get out for some sun and fresh air once in a while.

Rear Window wasn't about how great it was to live in that apartment. It was about someone stuck in an apartment escaping by watching other people's apartments.
Would you say that virtual reality isn't ready yet or that it will never be ready?
Very good way of expressing what I think.
Nicely put.
But isn't that what you mainly do in an office? For some that is not life either. Having friends outside of work, a family, a house you enjoy living in may change your perception. Not saying this on and argumentative tone. Just take into account there is more to commuting and sitting in an office all day.
The most intolerant wins. Now entrenched, most businesses will never veer from being remote-centric again.