People are different. I have been fully remote for 5 years after 5 in-office, so I've seen both. In office was fine while I didn't have kids. Now I have kids a

People are different. I have been fully remote for 5 years after 5 in-office, so I've seen both. In office was fine while I didn't have kids. Now I have kids and my life would be in shambles if I had to commute. I also live in BFE and would make probably 70% less if I worked locally. I grew up on the internet in the early 2000s. So I'm well used to getting lots of my social interaction from text chats, and I prefer it. I can text chat all day. I can in person chat for about 45 mins before I want to be alone with my thoughts. Plus, I get off work and get to socialize with my family, who I like roughly 100x more than my favorite coworker. It's just different people, different communication styles, different lives.