I would also say in some cases, it's because their arguments are based on things people don't like to acknowledge. "I require my workers to be in the office be

I would also say in some cases, it's because their arguments are based on things people don't like to acknowledge. "I require my workers to be in the office because if I don't constantly ride them, they will be on Facebook/Reddit/etc. all the time instead of working. This is due to hiring second-string developers that I can pay less than self-motivated superstars. I have consciously made this decision because I can extract more useful work for less money out of a larger team of underpaid developers than I can from a happy, higher-paid, but much smaller team." Obviously this business model depends on the market, product, etc. but regardless of all of that, NO one in this scenario consciously wants to confront this, because it just makes everyone feel depressed.