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Originally Posted by Icky Thump
Places I didn't realize I can totally do without: the gym, the office, the subway, the Metro North.
I will never go back to New York Sports Club,. Doing Nike workouts in my basement have been great, I have made better progress without the drive, without the old guys sitting on machines talking about Hilary's emails and about how they were going to blow dry their balls in the locker room.
I don't miss the commute, the sitting next to mutants on metro north, the stink of a packed subway, the office with its walk arounds, the coworkers and their corona coughs. I plan on sharing with the class that I will work from home until they shit can me.
Hope all is OK.
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Commuting to work that can be done at home? Over.
Expensive commercial office palaces? Over.
Flights to Cleveland for a half day depositions? Over.
Wasting money on ugly corporate casual clothes? Over.
Expensive leases for parking adjacent to corporate offices in cities? Over.
Team building meetings through which everyone daydreams? Over.
The server farm in the mail/supply room (and the guy who charges $2k to fix it every time it glitches)? Gone.
Unnecessary court appearances which can be conducted by phone and only serve to fatten defense counsel's wallets? Over.
Value of "face time"? Dropping rapidly.
This new world is an introvert's (or misanthrope's) delight. And I think it might be far more egalitarian. Removing the office removes a lot of the political games which allow less talented people to move up the ladder.
It's also a fantastic development for the environment. Imagine the increase in air quality accruing from a decrease in commuter traffic.
However, I do not like my basement workout. Old school iron free weights definitely increase strength more effectively than machines. But they require I remain in my home, which exposes me to being interrupted by family. I went to the gym to get away for an hour and a half. (I also can't shoot the shit with judges or local business people in my basement.)
