Steve "Looking for Work" Pordon (he/him/his)Large businesses could drive down the cost of commercial real estate by simply not renewing their leases and keeping all workers remote, but they're too busy getting rid of people to appease shareholders, so
Phil Brass@legion303 In a world where Blackrock and State Street own all the stocks, they own both the businesses, and the real estate firms, so perhaps their interests aren’t served by reducing office space costs.
Nightyear@legion303 The issue is that later when the CEO of that large company goes golfing with their rich buddies they have this awkwardness with the real estate magnate who was holding all of that commercial property the company no longer occupies. Doesn't anyone think of the yachts and Bugatis that will go unowned? ;)