It does suck to be WeWork, but perhaps not for co-working spaces. Reasoning: Acceptance of remote working, or at least not coming to the office, is boosted.

It does suck to be WeWork, but perhaps not for co-working spaces. Reasoning: Acceptance of remote working, or at least not coming to the office, is boosted. But not everyone can work comfortably at home: Distractions, discipline. So a local co-working place nearby becomes attractive. There's no WeWork where I live but there is a local library and (before lockdowns) it's packed throughout the day with people studying or on their laptops. Upside: Free. Downside: No possibility for calls or video. I'm pretty confident that ultra-local co-location working facilities could take advantage of demand for people that don't want to work at home but also don't want a commute. It could be as simple as a house in a neighbourhood with solid internet, a few extra tables, the kitchen's already there, and a few bedrooms converted to private areas for video conference. Perhaps a good franchise model. I'd be on-board as a user. Ten other people in a 2000sqft house would fund it pretty easily: Zoning and an SLA on the internet connection seem to be the only hurdles. Edit: Thinking about it, I have friends that do this already informally by renting a cheap apartment.