I feel this is romanticizing office spaces. I understand speaking with people face to face is better, but coworkers are not always friends or people you want to socialize with. With all the "diversity" and "inclusion" talk, I have no desire to interact with people more than I really need to for getting work done. Navigating the social space at work feels like a minefield where at any moment someone will get offended and add it to your review, and we all know companies will not hesitate to let go even the most talented if it means they crossed some kind of social line. This is one of the main reasons I work remotely, to avoid the soul-crushing pretentiousness of socializing with coworkers in the age of political correctness and cancel culture. Perhaps cynical, but I would argue we're living through cynical times.<p>Once I can start cracking a few jokes without considering everyone's historical background and emotional preferences, I may consider commuting every day again (unless it's SF, but that's another matter).