Our society’s view on commuting (and telecommuting) is still painfully warped

[Wireless News]

http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cFJRMBWMmq__K63UDc_yWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/working-couch-vegas-desert.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/society-view-commuting-telecommuting-still-painfully-warped-201420162.html)A Google employee peers down at an Android Wear smartwatch demo, and notices that — based on real-time traffic information — it would take him 55 minutes to get to work. “Commute’s not looking too bad!,” he exclaims, before swiping to the next card on the demo. How severely damaged must our society’s state of mind be to make such a comment? I’ve long been a proponent of flexible working scenarios. I haven’t had a de facto office outside of my own home for a decade, and I’ve been able to squeeze more life out of life than I ever imagined. I’ve also managed to secure a Guinness World Record in my profession, just in case you had any inkling



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