> Being in person has no inherent benefits over being remote. Socializing. Clearer communication with better nonverbal interpretations. The ability to more eas

> Being in person has no inherent benefits over being remote. Socializing. Clearer communication with better nonverbal interpretations. The ability to more easily drop by someone's desk, to whiteboard in a room, etc. For some, productivity. Separation of home and work life. Even an excuse to get out and about. Yes, there are ways to get some remote analogs for some of these, but they don't magically work the same for everyone. > Low-fidelity remote work is a cultural issue. That doesn't make it any less of an issue to implement. If anything, that's harder than a technology issue. Why would you trust these bad companies to implement any sort of sane work culture in a remote setting than they do in an office? If anything, remote only offers more abuse vectors. > Companies refuse to do remote work correctly so they can continue archaic co-located work. I think you're far too pessimistic here. Laziness and resistance to change is far more likely than malice in regards to not going remote.