@NewBlackMan @intelligencer This isn't as true as many of us would hope, but it least it's more true than some of us might fear. It does depend pretty heavily on the specific industry. More traditional ones are pushing hard to go back to the office already (especially banking).
@NewBlackMan @intelligencer I work in tech, and it's pretty unlikely most of us will be back in person (at least not fully), but there are definitely valid arguments to be made for going back (especially mentorship opportunities and career advancements in many fields).
@NewBlackMan @intelligencer Additionally, I still don't think collaborative tech is really up to the level of being able to replace in-person creative jam sessions and the like in fields like design and advertising. It's getting better, but it's still clunky as hell.
@NewBlackMan @intelligencer I'm a programmer but also have a ton of experience in design. It's hard to replace an in-person design-to-dev handoff meeting with Zoom or InVision comments. Figma and others can certainly supplant a lot of whiteboarding exercises, but some things don't translate well digitally.
@NewBlackMan @intelligencer That said, a note of optimism: the demand is so high now that the tech will likely follow. It's really a matter of time. I can't pretend to know what that will ultimately look like, but as these COVID variants keep going around, it becomes more and more likely.
@NewBlackMan @intelligencer Additionally, businesses will gradually start to see it as a chance to reduce overhead, both in leasing costs and the ability to hire cheaper labor in more far-flung spaces (I'm already seeing that in parts of the tech world).
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