> There are very few pure software roles that don't require high-bandwidth, interactive, in-person communications.

I would counter that new tools will surface, and they will be remote oriented, making it even easier for people to work from home. At some point, only the "old guard" would want to go back to the office, and will eventually diminish dramatically, like paper did after computers took over.

> Simply from a political view, those who are in the office more, by definition, are winning.

While this may be true, what about upper management who are fully remote?