I think its a case of argue for your limitations, and there yours to have. All of the bullet points you list can easily be solved with the many tools that are f

I think its a case of argue for your limitations, and there yours to have. All of the bullet points you list can easily be solved with the many tools that are freely available. "Some pro-remote people also say "I don't need the social interaction" I think this is a good point. It's important to meet people in person and then you learn the niches of their character and won't find yourself trying to find translate the intent of someone typing in slack ("is that sarcasm or are they really upset?"). My engineering remote team resolves this by us having twice yearly meet ups, where we all spend a week together eating, drinking and discussing strategy. For me this is the biggest plus of being on my own: https://heeris.id.au/2013/this-is-why-you-shouldnt-interrupt-a-programmer/ https://heeris.id.au/2013/this-is-why-you-shouldnt-interrupt... I am in full control of interuptions .