Obsolete isn't the word.

I've worked on remote engineering teams for companies that have their non-engineering workforce go to an office for the last 6 years.

There's tradeoffs. Remote is much better for some things and in the same physical office everyday is much better for certain things.

There's a ton of blog posts that have been on HN over the years that go into the details of the pro and cons.

But anyone telling you it better one way or another in general is full of it. All depends on the details.

This is blatantly false for embedded systems developers. We spend all day with computers, key being multiple computers, all which require tons of space.

I personally wouldn’t consider a remote job. I’d say I’m far from alone. It may suit some people, but certainly not all.