No, but I think the point here is that part of the cause of the terrible commute is so many other people having a job that requires them to come into the office

No, but I think the point here is that part of the cause of the terrible commute is so many other people having a job that requires them to come into the office on that shitty infrastructure. Shitty infrastructure isn't something you can snap your fingers and fix, but companies that were fully remote for the past 2 years can certainly stay or go back to being fully remote. It's not a full solution by any means; indeed, it's a bit like putting a bandaid on a shotgun wound, but it stops some of the bleeding right now. OTOH, you certainly could argue that SWEs and other well-paid professionals who are inconvenienced by a terrible commute are incredibly privileged and need to get in line behind those experiencing real societal issues, but that's a completely different argument altogether.