So I'm supposed to deal with the hassle of commuting, losing hours of my day, because YOU are starved for human connections? Get out of here...
I don't want to relocate myself to be next to some office. I work on a computer specifically because I can do it from wherever feels right to me.
You're right that it isn't your problem that it's a hassle for me: because that mindset is making it MY problem when I don't want it to be. That argument is an incredibly selfish one.
> why is it my problem that you live far away from work, that you need to hassle and lose hours of your day commuting?
It's not. Work from homers aren't forcing office people to do anything. On the other hand, office people want other office people back.
One is you _forcing_ me to do something (come into the office). The other is me not forcing you to do anything. The company is the one making you stay at home.
Sure, we all go back to work in an office. Hurray! Is the company going to force everyone there to be best buddies with you as well? What if nobody in the office likes you? Is it now company policy to be friends with everyone?
> I doubt many friends were made in the chat box of an online class.
Many people became friends online. We have apps, for meeting people, online, and THEN dating them.
I don't know you; maybe you don't desire interaction as much, or maybe you just didn't take the time to really digest what the parent said.
For many people, it is really hard to be new in a city. Some people have _no idea_ how to make friends out of college. With remote work this becomes so much harder.
This doesn't necessarily mean that _you_ should be forced to go to the office as a solution. I'm just saying that this can be a really big problem, especially if your team is full of people in a new city.