Growing trend in a niche market I would suggest. I know people who have 2 laptops - one for gaming, one for work (with webcam etc). Because the gaming laptop is too bulky to carry around, it's effectively a desktop.
if you are a gamer, you don't use a laptop. Gaming laptops are great portable desktops effectively. They have little autonomous time gaming or heavy compilations. So they have to be plugged in - they still are not great as a desktop gaming station, though.
I personally use a 'gaming' laptop as the default work computer (it's over 3.7kg w/o the charger which is another 600g)
I thought so too but unfortunately it would take someone making 100k a year somewhere between 6 and 12 months to teach someone making 40k to do the job properly. Then that someone would get a job offer making 100k and quit.
I believe free market will work. I feel most around here keep imagining how UBI will affect the CURRENT housing market which is mostly tied to the proximity to jobs. In fact UBI will significantly change this market.
UBI will, in theory, get people stuck near "job hubs" with extremely high cost of living (most of that being rent) to move to more rural areas. They will no longer be tied to commuting 1h each way to work 40-60h a week to work a dead end soul sucking job just to spend 50% of income on rent and finally just move somewhere more hospitable and conducive to bettering themselves.
And also, you CAN build new houses in lots of places that are not the current "city centers".
It's a growing trend ... if you're a gamer who spent 2000$ on a laptop and also want to do some remote work/interviews you need an external webcam...