[ih] Keep the geeks in charge of the internet

[Alexander Goldman]

The ability to hold real time meetings is driving the push to move
office-less.  And the ability to collaborate or work from home is very
important.  Of course, Twitter is not a normal company, but it will not
require anyone to work in an office in the future
https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/12/twitter-says-staff-can-continue-working-from-home-permanently/
.

As for everyone else:

https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2020/article/ability-to-work-from-home.htm

 employment fell by 21 percent in occupations in which telework is not
feasible, compared with 8 percent in occupations in which telework is
feasible

On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 12:59 PM Joseph Touch via Internet-history <
internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> Hi, all,
>
> > On Jul 13, 2020, at 9:50 AM, the keyboard of geoff goodfellow via
> Internet-history <internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
> >
> > *By enabling people and businesses to remain connected while under
> > lockdown, the Internet has helped to prevent the global economy from
> > collapsing entirely. ...*
>
> <list admin hat off>
>
> I find this sort of claim naive at best.
>
> Business was conducted remotely before there was an Internet or any form
> of electronic comms (phones). It just happened on paper and at a different
> pace, e.g,, using snail mail for more than just junk and advertisements,
> couriers and messenger services (vs. FedEx and UPS), and newspapers (vs
> streaming, TV, or even radio).
>
> In fact, the use of more local industries arguably could have helped
> reduce the current pace of the spread vs. driving and flying places we
> don’t need to be or assembling hundreds of people to work in a single plant.
>
> Yes, our understanding of disease transmission is new (at least where we
> let science be the guide), but we do not live in a unique period in our
> ability to adapt.
>
> Joe
>
>
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