"I don't commute anywhere during peak hours. My carbon footprint is considerably reduced."
He must have a pretty dull life if the first "Joy of Working From Home" is reducing his carbon footprint ;)
He hasn't been at it long enough to really know. Live and work in the same place for long enough and it will feel like a cage.
Oh! Now you scare me :-) But it is true, I have not experienced it "long enough". Let some time pass, I will update my experience then.
This is why you go out and work in cafes a few times a week .. or if you can afford it, rent out a co-working space, which is probably the best idea due to the ability to talk with many other like-minded people