[dorwi]

It seems to me that you indeed realised that majority of the people (in your bubble) have an opposite opinion on this issue than you have, but somehow you still think that they are wrong, and you listed why they are wrong (except the few that you can sympathise with, like parents, caregivers and so on)

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy office work as well, but I realise that I'm not the youngest anymore and the world is changing, and it's not driven by my generation any more. It sucks to be a minority.

[jleyank]

The office can be great for socializing, but if you change your social circle every 1-3 years it makes them somewhat shallow or transitory. If they stay with you, given the current trends, they’re anywhere but the office you’re currently sitting in. My closest friends came from uni and have stuck with me. Longest, closest relationships and all that.

And this discussion assumes you live in a tech hub doing tech hub things. Specialize and you start moving to where the jobs are and uprooting to move sux.