I'm not sure about your "Remote workers tend to be mediocre workers" bit. I think that mediocre workers tend to be mediocre workers, whether working from home o

I'm not sure about your "Remote workers tend to be mediocre workers" bit. I think that mediocre workers tend to be mediocre workers, whether working from home or office. If a person has a good work-ethic, they will choose the correct environment for themselves. But the rest of it sounds at least plausible, if not likely.