Something I've noticed is that some people protest too much. The remote engineer who insists that in-person work is for people who can't find friends. The light

Something I've noticed is that some people protest too much. The remote engineer who insists that in-person work is for people who can't find friends. The light worker who insists that people who like working have no better meaning in their life. The blue collar worker who says knowledge workers don't have basic life skills. It's just obvious there's a chip on their shoulder. By default, no one cares about these things. One of my friends cares most about her family, her husband cares about that but work is a much stronger part of his identity. Many of my smartest friends work remotely very successfully. Others like me, just as smart, work in person well. Our friends and family who work in restaurants and factories and driving buses are often happy, though some are not. And more of the knowledge workers are happy because they're wealthier but some are unhappy regardless. But the most striking thing is the difference between the ones who are choosing their path and secure vs. the ones who show other signs of insecurity: it's the statement of their choices as being their own without the obligatory put down of the other. This mechanism of justifying their choices. Insecurity pervades. The person choosing other than them is always flawed in some way they are not. The other's choices alloyed by some sin.