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by unshavedyak 969 days ago
Yup. As someone who has WFH for ~10 years now, it's imo essential. Covid obviously didn't affect my working habits much given i was already WFH, but i knew some who were forced home. They lived in tiny apartments and did that.. kitchen table, couch, etc. It was very rough for them, though they had multiple people in the apartment.

My wife and i both WFH, with dedicated offices. I can't imagine not having them, and we've discussed this being a required feature of future home purchases.

It's privileged for sure, as it increases home size which is an astronomical expensive these days. But not having to buy a home in close proximity to SF or Seattle makes this much more approachable. [good] Internet is the most difficult thing as you go rural, in our experience. However in WA for example some counties/towns have objectives to lay fiber, which is amazing to live more affordably with remote work.