[randomdata]

Well, we have the highway, but it turns out that trucking mills and lathes around to each worker's home is less efficient than bringing people to where the capital sits. I know a nuclear reactor powering a chip fab in everyone's garage is the dream, but...

[paulryanrogers]

What percentage of jobs require so much equipment it must be onsite?

[randomdata]

All jobs in the modern economy require capital to be on-site. Some capital is more realistically held at home than others, of course. What kind of threshold are we using to draw a dividing line? I know a number of people who really do have lathes and mills at home, so we need to be more specific here about where the line is drawn.

[RufusJacksons]

I have a lathe and a mill at home. Quit my job in the city 1.5 hours away during covid and now run a business from home / get to be a parent. It’s the best. I gave up $190k salary to barely make my mortgage, best decision I ever made!

[RestlessMind]

There are a lot of sectors where in-person presence is needed. See the list of "essential workforce", who were essentially allowed to avoid lockdowns: https://covid19.ca.gov/essential-workforce/

Also, some jobs were moved online during COVID (eg. teaching) but it is clearly demonstrated that they work better in person.