It's hard to disagree, isn't it? Paul explains, among other things, that hiring a specialist from India, Russia, or Germany is absolutely not about saving money on these employees. However, this misconception still exists. To help an employee with a visa, to relocate them to the USA, to pay a competitive salary — do you think it is similar to the desire to save money?
Even at that time, in 2014, in
the thread "How Paul Graham Is Wrong" disputes erupted. The rhetoric of these disputes, in general, has not changed to this day. As always, the debate is stuck on the irreconcilable points:
the variety of tools for great remote work VS
the importance of magical personal communication.