The final paragraph mentions "Virtual reality and social networking" as something that might eventually abolish the problem, and this rings true to me. Several

The final paragraph mentions "Virtual reality and social networking" as something that might eventually abolish the problem, and this rings true to me. Several years ago, it seemed that perhaps Second Life would accomplish this, but I suppose it wasn't immersive enough. Perhaps next year's commercial launches of the Oculus Rift and Vive would finally allow for sufficient presence to begin making daily VR telecommuting a reasonable option.