it was the dumbest question ever, too! that might have made it worse. "What happens to the virus plot line in the movie Office Space?" something along those lines.
I read it as a direct opposition to the moralizing here oh HN about how it’s morally wrong to not let people work from home. (the “noise” argument, the “I’m individually more productive” arguments and all that)
Interesting they are doing a 20 mile radius on your current address. Wonder how that is going to fall out, its like rewarding people that moved away. Some of the commuter cities to SF would fall outside of that line (Lafayette, Walnut Creek, Pleasanton).
When I read Scientific American when I was in High School in the 90’s it was a very challenging read. I don’t think any publication outside of a scientific journal is that rigorous anymore.