darkpaladin

darkpaladin t1_itpsudc wrote

Reply to comment by Wild_Garlic in Rather than heralding a new era of prosperity for rural and remote regions, remote working, inspired by the pandemic, is exacerbating the global urban-rural divide in the digital platform labour market by giuliomagnifico

Yes and no. Sure these houses have power and phone lines but both are flakey and outages last a long time because they're low priority for repair. You could add internet to that but remote workers can't just disappear for 3-5 days cause a storm rolled through last night. Even then, food and entertainment options are severely lacking.

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darkpaladin t1_itpp2vs wrote

Reply to comment by Wild_Garlic in Rather than heralding a new era of prosperity for rural and remote regions, remote working, inspired by the pandemic, is exacerbating the global urban-rural divide in the digital platform labour market by giuliomagnifico

The sheer amount of infrastructure required makes it near impossible to address at scale. Problems like this are why cities exist in the first place. By the time you add enough amenities to make a place appealing to live, you'll have driven the cost of housing up enough that is not financially attractive anymore.

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darkpaladin t1_itpoozi wrote

Reply to comment by NOT_MartinShkreli in Regular physical activity may boost effectiveness of COVID-19 jab. Risk of hospital admission among fully vaccinated healthcare workers was reduced by 60% in the group who engaged in low levels of physical activity, and by 72% and 86% in the medium and high physical activity groups, respectively by Wagamaga

I doubt it matters much on infection but certainly your prognosis would be better. That's true for just about any disease though. Active, well nourished, non obese people tend to recover from illness faster.

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darkpaladin t1_itpnyep wrote

Reply to comment by Wild_Garlic in Rather than heralding a new era of prosperity for rural and remote regions, remote working, inspired by the pandemic, is exacerbating the global urban-rural divide in the digital platform labour market by giuliomagnifico

I think what we're gonna find out long term is that people just like living in cities. Let's say moving to the country nets you 20k in additional disposable income. That sounds great as a millennial until you realize there's nothing to spend it on. Also your only grocery choice is Walmart. Also in storms your power goes out for days instead of hours. Also any repair you need takes longer and has transportation costs added on, assuming you can even find a professional.

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