This is word play. It can't be denied that there are some drawbacks to everything. It absolutely can be denied that the drawbacks of remote or individual choice are larger than the drawbacks of forced office work.
I disagree as strongly as possible with the implication that it makes sense to force everybody to communicate in-person because "the brain was designed for it". I communicate much more efficiently - and am even better at connecting socially - through text first, conference (audio or video) second, and in-person a distant third. Yet I speak well and am friendly and sociable in person. I.e. it has nothing to do with being anti-social or something. Most people I know personally are the same way. I don't think people like me are strictly the majority, but they are very common, and may even be the majority in tech contexts. I.e. it's irrational (or simply hostile) to ignore us.
The common implication that allowing each person to work in-person or remote at will is somehow a have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too scenario is a fallacy.
This is word play. It can't be denied that there are some drawbacks to everything. It absolutely can be denied that the drawbacks of remote or individual choice are larger than the drawbacks of forced office work.
I disagree as strongly as possible with the implication that it makes sense to force everybody to communicate in-person because "the brain was designed for it". I communicate much more efficiently - and am even better at connecting socially - through text first, conference (audio or video) second, and in-person a distant third. Yet I speak well and am friendly and sociable in person. I.e. it has nothing to do with being anti-social or something. Most people I know personally are the same way. I don't think people like me are strictly the majority, but they are very common, and may even be the majority in tech contexts. I.e. it's irrational (or simply hostile) to ignore us.
The common implication that allowing each person to work in-person or remote at will is somehow a have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too scenario is a fallacy.