Yeah, but I just mean in terms of a low cost option.

Most people don’t need a big car for their around town driving. I have a kona ev and it’s not much bigger.

Having said that, travelling as a family of 3+dog was tricky in the kona so we just upgraded my wife’s ICE to an ioniq 5

Bolt ev just got a price drop to 20k. It’s not a nice looking car, but would fit 99% of most peoples driving

Hundred percent agreed

There are fewer and fewer options every day that aren’t by big brands.

On some products, these steps occur after you’ve purchased and opened the product and are setting it up.

You became Death? How did you manage that?

Honestly, number 3 is the only thing that would have marginal impact. Consumers don’t have the time and energy to research every product to the depth required foe the first two.

Yup. You can see this kind of stuff happening with ads in things you buy.

There was a model of “ad supported” and “pay to own”

But some exec figured out you could do both and double dip.

There is no world in which things get more consumer friendly unless it’s forced

And yet it still won’t solve all the remote work issues. There is no silver bullet

Totally fair in many environments for sure.

I guess it’s possible. It just seems a reach for people to think that’s the /only/ reason.

Honestly. I think people would be more successful if they actually tried to understand some of the nuance and understand what things are better in person than remote. Then try to solve for those things, rather than just saying “remote is better in every way” like everyone seems to think.

Agreed with this. But that’s part of the problem. It takes effort to foster those conversations and “casual working meetings” like you stated. Many managers that push for back to office just don’t do that.

We are going through a transition where we need to change how we work top to bottom.

Those who are less adaptable will push for the older way of doing things because the older way is more efficient for THEM. They aren’t wrong, they just don’t know they would be more successful if they changes how they worked.

Maybe understanding the nuance will help get everyone what they want, rather than talking past each other.

Unless he doesn’t believe zoom is intended to solve the problem of remote work.

There’s a difference in scale of making a zoom call occasionally to add flexibility and having your entire business run off zoom for its day to day. Some things you’d want to solve for in the second but not the first case: Remote learning, team building events, snack distribution.

Offloading the entire office experience to remote isn’t as easy as just using a video conferencing app.

I dont understand this real estate thing. Cancelling contracts or having empty space is still cheaper than everyone back in the office.

More people in the office means more maintenance, more snacks, more hvac needs, etc.

That block is the internet, Jen. It’s incredibly important that you protect it or the elders will be irate

Or where it confidently spews misinformation

But why is the rock sad :(

Please don’t bring conspiracy theory garbage here.

Do we have a sub on this side yet?