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I grew up in Silicon Valley and the saturation of people there is overwhelming. The booming tech economy has plenty of upsides, but many of the people I grew up with have essentially been squeezed out. Traffic and parking are a nightmare. I think distributed companies and teams have the potential to relieve and really improve the quality of life in some of our major metropolises.

While I am a huge fan of distributed work, one struggle I’ve experienced personally and heard from many others is the isolation of working remotely. Has that come up at Automattic? You mentioned get-togethers, are there other ways you help employees maintain social bonds? I think some personality types struggle less with the “cabin fever” that comes with spending long periods working alone. I hope Automattic will continue to innovate and lead the way and find new ways for the extroverts and social butterflies to adapt and thrive on distributed teams! 🙂