[keville]

> my big wooden table overlooking the city, nice natural light filtering in, the ability to detach from the screen and pace around to take a break

Nice flex, but not everyone has this kind of setup.

[Aeolun]

> my small plastic table, looking out on the blank concrete wall of the building next door, some fading indirect light filtering in, the ability to turn around and take a whole step back before bumping into my cabinet to take a break

Sounds more reasonable for Tokyo and I imagine, HK or Singapore.

[distantaidenn]

Central Tokyo maybe. Tokyo is huge and on the outskirts you can get some nice places with a view. I personally just moved a bit outside of Tokyo to a house on a hill. Often working from the roof and enjoying the sunset.

Aside from that, this post is about to make me buy an Oculus.

[Aeolun]

Of course I was exaggerating for effect, but it’s certainly possible.

[Quiark]

Japan is nowhere as bad as Hong Kong or Singapore space-wise. Hong Kong people have mastered the ability to self-traffic control in the one-person wide aisles of supermarkets, to give you some idea.

[brightstep]

We should put our efforts toward making pleasant living and working spaces a reality for everyone, rather than funneling ourselves into non-reality.

[magpi3]

A decent size table, natural lighting and room to pace is a flex?

[girvo]

For some of the jobs I've done over the years, definitely. Gosh I do not miss those.

[jachee]

You skipped "overlooking the city".

[Ensorceled]

And his table went from big and wooden to "decent sized"

[burntoutfire]

In post-communist countries in Europe millions of people live in soviet-style tall residential buildings (typically 7-20 stories high), a nice view of the city is not a luxury there (like I guess it is in the US?).

[jjeaff]

Completely depends on which city.