One of the benefits of working from home is control over my work environment. For me that means a private office with a big standing desk, multiple monitors, room to move around behind the desk with a VR headset on, a Kinesis Advantage 2 ergonomic keyboard, good quality webcam, microphone and lighting for video calls, etc.
None of that was easily obtainable in most non-remote jobs I've worked at. There are other advantages to remote obviously like no commute and living where I like rather than close to my employer's office, eating my own choice of food, etc.
I think in tech circles remote is often conflated with the digital nomad lifestyle which wouldn't suit me at all and as a result many of the aspects that make remote work appealing to me are under emphasized. I would hate having to work on a laptop from a coffee shop on a regular basis and that is not why I would prefer to only work remote jobs. I would hate hot desking in an open office with a laptop just as much.