He just doesn't like the politics of NYC, SF, and other cities. They are so expensive because people really, really like to live there. This really shows the combination of wishful thinking and presentism. What we see now is not the norm. When this pandemic is over, we'll see a huge fall in telecommuting. Everyone I know despises zoom or teams meetings and cannot wait for them to be over. They are a really bad way to conduct business or class and the results show it. The cities are far too attractive with the food, the culture, the people, the excitement, to suddenly go away.