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At work nobody understands why I use Vim, I'm tired of having to explain myself to my coworkers and hearing all the time "Why don't you just switch to Atom?"

First off, I don't live in the US. Secondly, I'm not anti-startup—pro-bigcorp, both are awful and good in many ways.

My problem with startups is that everyone expects everyone else to be a robot nowadays, so many principles, toxic environments, too much bullshit and I've got enough of it.

Did you try applying for jobs that specifically mention remote, like those found via https://www.google.com/search?q=remote+jobs ?

Yes.

Was it ever to easy to find a remote job?

Sometimes, sometimes not. I've been working remotely since 2008 because IT jobs are lacking in my area. Unfortunately, and of late, employers respond with something like:

"Unfortunately we're not looking for remote at this time", or "You have to be in the US for this position".

There are some companies that accept remote, but as you said, they are the exception, not the rule.

A total side-note: there's no such thing as "average of 17 years of experience" when you're talking about just one person.

Can you elaborate on this? Why is that wrong to say? English is also not my primary language.

I actually have something like ~17 years of programming experience.