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Makes sense. If you insist on living in NYC for any reason, then going into the office is probably more comfortable than living (and working) in a cramped NYC apartment.

Though it's pretty ironic that virtually all of the software Google uses and creates facilitates virtual work, yet they insist on an in-person setting.

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> If you insist on living in NYC for any reason

Believe it or not, there are people out there who find NYC to be a desirable place to live. Not everyone wants to live in a suburb.

Sure, never said otherwise

Not technically, no, but this language:

> If you insist on living in NYC for any reason

Strongly suggests that living in NYC is only something people do if they have reason to _insist_ on it, and not because it's just a place where people want to live.

Someone could just as well say that "If you insist on living in a suburb for any reason, then working from home is probably more comfortable..."

You’re reading too much into it. And yes, someone could insist on living in a suburb. Urban and suburban living each have their own advantages.

Therefore one could insist on living in each for any reason, hence my comment.

I don't think I'm reading too much into it. There is a big difference between these two sentiments:

> If you live in NYC

> If you insist on living in NYC for any reason

Lol I’m the author of the comment and am telling you my intent.

Words convey things irrespective of your intent

New York is culturally known as a city that never sleeps, an expensive city, a crowded city, a city with muggy summers and bone-chilling winters, etc. There have been countless songs, books, and tweets written about how it takes a certain level of resolve to thrive there. That doesn't mean that people don't enjoy living there.

Not sure if this was meant towards me or the parent comment, but I'll mention that I am a satisfied NYC resident.

This is a silly argument but I disagree. Seemed like a perfectly neutral statement to me, including "I insist on living in NYC because I think it's the best place to live"

In my experience, I know a load of people who live and work in NYC and they almost universally prefer working from home. One guy lives in a dump due to his own misfortune and he spends a lot of time in the office but everyone else is perfectly content at their personal desk. I used to have a ten minute walk to work and still wouldn't do it unless I absolutely had to.

Again, just a reminder that anyone's individual experience is not necessarily broadly representative. I'll speak for myself, but back around fall of last year I felt like I was going to slit my wrists of I didn't get out of my apartment.

I know very few people in NYC who actually want to go back to their offices to work.

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