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> there is virtually no spontaneous social interaction ("watercooler conversations") in remote work This part is wrong, or maybe it was more right in 2014, but

• Barrin92 3y ago
  It's very unlikely those are the same kind of interactions. Typical programmer example: You work on a problem and are struggling. Your colleague walks by, sees that, takes a glance at your monitor, knows the solution, helps you out right there. That's extremely unlikely to happen remotely. Video conferences and chat interactions are always deliberate, nobody really sees what you're doing or struggling with spontaneously. You always have to go and initiate an interaction.