20 years ago, the computer at my office was much better than my home computer at home. The Internet there was way much better than my crappy 56k dial-up modem.

20 years ago, the computer at my office was much better than my home computer at home. The Internet there was way much better than my crappy 56k dial-up modem. I had a nice landline phone with many buttons and I could call the world for free--at the office. Now, I have the best computer with 2x 5K displays and a all-in-one super fast printer which is always working--at home. I've never had such a setup at any office. And video call based meetings with screen sharing are more productive than real meetings. Why an office? I made friends at the office, dated here and there, met my later co-founders. However, I have made only a handful friendships at the office. So is it of value? IDK. An office is a mixed bag.