I would bet most of those polled are exhibiting a recency bias. What happens when you lose your job, or want to change jobs? Do you network from Salt Lake City on zoom to find out about other opportunities? If you work in venture or startups, are you doing all your pitches by zoom and worrying that those who can meet face to face will provide a more compelling pitch or be able to have better access to the latest 20-year-old founders? When Facebook makes you take a 30% pay cut and you're responsible for all your meals, dry cleaning, etc., do you envy your office-based colleagues who are enjoying the considerable perks of onsite work?
At the present moment, the value add of SF is at a nadir (because everything is closed) and the ease of WFH is at a peak (everyone's doing it, no one's looking for a new job, and most funds and funding rounds, etc. are minimally active at the moment). When things start to go back to normal, I think the over-under from WFH outside of the Bay Area on a permanent basis will not seem as attractive as jobs where you can WFH 30-50% of the time but still benefit from relatively easy face-to-face work as well as the networking.
At the present moment, the value add of SF is at a nadir (because everything is closed) and the ease of WFH is at a peak (everyone's doing it, no one's looking for a new job, and most funds and funding rounds, etc. are minimally active at the moment). When things start to go back to normal, I think the over-under from WFH outside of the Bay Area on a permanent basis will not seem as attractive as jobs where you can WFH 30-50% of the time but still benefit from relatively easy face-to-face work as well as the networking.