I've worked in a ~6'-height cube farm more dense and plain than any of these photos, but actually more pleasant than most of these look, and better than most open-plan offices I've seen.

With cubes, most of the engineers didn't need headphones nor medication to focus, unlike open-plan. And there was a lot of stopping in others' cube doorways for quick meetings, and temporarily wheeling chairs into the hall.

The cube partitions were finished in a coarse weave of gray cloth, and there were copious T-shaped pins, which people weren't shy about using to hang project artifacts, decorations, and amusements on the insides and outsides of their cubes.

No motivational posters, and I don't recall any soul-sucking corporate art.

A clearing had some small round tables that people sometimes used for meetings. And for "Friday at 4" socializing, the tables were pushed out of the way, and someone brought in big galvanized tubs of ice and beverages.

WFH (with occasional in-person) is best overall, but cube farms can be better than they're made out to be.