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"Work from home is almost common in the US and basically non-existent in Europe."

It is not non-existent in Sweden.

"Somehow socialists are always one step behind Mother Nature, i.e. free markets."

The free market has nothing to do with "Mother Nature" (animals and plants don't trade at all). Sweden has a free market economy, much like the US. Not exactly sure what is meant by socialists here. Anyone who advocates shorter working hours?

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Work from home for 1 day a week is pretty common in Netherland. I've had coworkers who were only in the office for three days a week because they had one day off and one work from home day.

Personally I've become less of a fan of working from home, because you see the people you work with less. Particularly the daily standup in Scrum emphasizes the problem with people working from other locations. But if you don't work in a team, working from home is a great option.

On socialism, Sweden is generally seen as a really nice mix between the good part of capitalism (free market), and the good parts of socialism (equality, workers' rights).

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