I work remotely from downtown Vancouver as well and agree that it's a particularly good environment for remote work. I'm two blocks from the beach so at this ti

I work remotely from downtown Vancouver as well and agree that it's a particularly good environment for remote work. I'm two blocks from the beach so at this time of the year it's great to be able to take a break from the computer and stroll down to the water. Similar to what some others mentioned, I'm more of an introvert so I find remote work make me more social if anything as I don't "use up" my social energy being in an office and can instead use it more selectively on interactions that I get more value from. You do have to be more proactive about socializing. I have a number of regular activities like krav maga classes, a personal trainer and have just taken up swing dancing with my girlfriend. It helps that I already had an established social circle, partly from previous office jobs, and I make an effort to see those friends reasonably often. I know a few other remote workers too and I'll sometimes meet up with them for lunch or coffee, plus my girlfriend doesn't have a regular schedule so we'll sometimes meet for lunch in the week. Overall I'm much happier remote working and would have a hard time ever going back to non remote work.