That's a good take out of current issue. I'd say though having online friends is not necessary, but ability to follow forum conversation and initiating / joinin

That's a good take out of current issue. I'd say though having online friends is not necessary, but ability to follow forum conversation and initiating / joining one is a valuable experience in remote work. I can expect that older managements are lacking in this aspect. That being said, there's synchronous remote (similar timezone and same work hours) that can help to alleviate the remote work issue.