I agree with all your points. But consider the costs of that colocated time. 3 hours out of a worker's day is a lot - they could either do more work (boo) or b

I agree with all your points. But consider the costs of that colocated time. 3 hours out of a worker's day is a lot - they could either do more work (boo) or be less stressed while they work (yay) without that commute. They'd also have fewer sick days (colds don't do TCP). And the flip side of serendipitous conversations is distracting chatter. Which one affects productivity more? Oh yeah, and office space costs a lot. Remote work isn't all roses. But colocation is extremely expensive. The question is whether it's worth it.