Gives that sense of camaraderie, we’re-in-this-together feeling, if it’s with the right people.
I also think it’s about 20x more productive if in a high-stakes, high-uncertainty regime.
But the median remote work is probably better than the median in person work, even if the very best work is in person.
Try to imagine starting SpaceX or Apple as a remote company… I think that kind of magic just wouldn’t happen.