I don't think Facebook should adjust pay of workers who move to less remote areas based on the area. Why compensate differently for the same value creation? If they do go this route, I hope they make it so that remote works still come out ahead (on net savings) of the big office sites. The cynic in me views this as a purposeful policy choice to PREVENT most people from taking on the new remote work allowance. In other words, this may just be a free PR splash to show they're onboard with the trend.

> Among the advantages of a dispersed workforce, Mr. Zuckerberg said, is that it will enable more demographic and ideological diversity if recruits aren’t required to work in tech strongholds like the San Francisco Bay Area.

This is of critical importance in tech, especially with companies that control the digital public square such as Facebook or Twitter. Allowing employees to live in different political climates, near family, in different lifestyles (more rural), etc. is badly needed. Otherwise, the world's digital public squares fall victim to the ideological monocultures of San Francisco and Seattle.