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[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 months ago (14 children)

Yeah. Seems pointless, but I bet they're trying to attract folks with work-from-home jobs.

There's a big migration of work-from-home folks out to areas where they can have bigger homes, gardens and such.

I think the theory is that whichever towns or cities attract these folks first will grow into long term preferred work-from-home destinations, using the tax revenue and voting habits of the first folks to move in.

It's a gamble, but an interesting one.

[–] Exusia 12 points 5 months ago (8 children)

For WFH crows the town needs fiber, and in another post he stated the town doesn't have that.

I can see your point and that's what I figured they were trying to attract

[–] PugJesus 1 points 5 months ago (4 children)

For WFH crows the town needs fiber, and in another post he stated the town doesn’t have that.

Did I? I don't know if Cumberland has fiber options nowadays.

[–] Exusia 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You posted a photo of Cumberland and said (at the time) fiber options were low

[–] PugJesus 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You sure it was me? I could have said that, I have memory like swiss cheese, but I can't find any mention of Cumberland or fiber on my three profiles (Kbin, World, dbzer0)

[–] Exusia 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I misremembered Monsterknees comment chain in your photo of Cumberland, went back and looked.

[–] PugJesus 2 points 5 months ago

No worries! I was just wondering if I'd known something about fibre availability in Cumberland and just forgot it, lol

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