Economic issues aside (although they're hugely important), I worry about the social and psychological consequences of widespread WFH. https://marker.medium.com/remote-work-is-killing-the-hidden-trillion-dollar-office-economy-5800af06b007

Historians will point out that "the office" (like the factory) is largely a 19th C development. Before that, most people worked at home. Unlike Europe, though, the American landscape has grown up around a relatively strict division of functions.

In much of the country, then, working from home really means being *only* at home, rather than in a space that integrate social/commercial/leisure activities.

Is that good for us? I tend to doubt it.

A favorable result might involve a return to more traditional architectural and social practices that combine aspects of urban and suburban life (many American cities are more like this than they are like Manhattan).

An unfavorable result would be many people being stuck in postwar suburbs that were planned as bedroom communities rather real towns.

There are also political risks. A lot of evidence suggests that sharing space encourages toleration, respect, etc. A citizen body composed of people who spend all day in their basements is likely to be even angrier and more polarized than the one we have now.