People are assholes online. Sometimes even trolls. But in real life, they're often just respectful normal people.
Heck, you wouldn't say that Ken Griffin is full of shit to his face if you met him but you said it on an online forum.
Edit: I think I should be clear that the face-to-face element of it does make it that much harder. I remember having to fire someone face-to-face multiple times. Each time, it made me very nervous because I don't know how this person would physically react upon receiving the news. I also built real human connections with them so it's extra difficult. I believe that remote work makes this process far easier on both the manager and the company. In fact, I believe that managers would subconsciously choose to fire the remote worker over the in-person worker if all things are equal.
For those who didn't read the article, the main point is in this quote:
>If your boss doesn’t know you personally, they won’t stick their neck out to save your job.