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80% of jobs are filled through networks anyway, so unless that changes, it doesn't really change a lot except for those just entering the workforce or those without a strong network.

A lot of that 80% of jobs being filled through networks is 'X that I don't work directly with but enjoy having lunch with and happen to know is looking for...' and 'Y whose actual contributions I'm unable to audit who always strikes me as smart and perceptive in watercooler chat'.

Exactly. It often has a fuzzy at best relationship to actual skill but a strong relationship to social likeability.

It also means you can do your job from anywhere. You could live somewhere less expensive.

This is especially meaningful to people with kids. Two working parents have to pay for childcare. If they can move closer to parents, that cost may disappear.

Plenty of people that don’t and won’t agree to work remotely. Not to mention that working from home hardly appeals to extroverts.

As an introvert working in an open office, I still miss my old schedule (3 days in the office, 2 at home).

That's the dream...

2 in office, 2 from home.