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For me it's way healthier, physically and spiritually. I get to spend more time exercising, more time with loved ones, and pets, and I save money. I also do get to talk and banter with coworkers on video calls and slack.
I think a lot of it boils down to whether you're living in a place with other people or you're alone in an apartment. A family or roommates can give enough human interaction that it's not an issue at all. But many people have most of their human interaction through work and associated activity (commute, lunches, dinner after work, etc.), and the isolation is stifling. As an introvert with a medical condition, a wife…
But many people have most of their human interaction
through work and associated activity (commute, lunches,
dinner after work, etc.)
I have made amazing, lifelong friends through workplaces, but depending on one's workplace for human interaction is fraught. Workplaces are generally unhealthy places to varying degrees.
This is capitalism. I am not anti-capitalism, but the reality is that capitalism is all about extracting value from labor. Making friends at work is a bit like chunks of fruit befriending each other as they're fed through a juice presser.
As an introvert with a medical condition, a wife and
three kids at home, remote working is the best thing
that's ever happened in my career,