Although I agree with the article, there is one new/ancient form of work being omitted. Distributed coworking environments could significantly minimize the social isolation, erase the toxic hierarchy in workplace and save the planet tons of co2 wasted by commuting. If every village or neighborhood would have a few, imagine the revolution.
(and a few fablabs and cultural spaces within them:)


"The “best” of us aren’t necessarily the hardest workers, but those who excel in our careers – lauded, appreciated, and rewarded for our work beyond money. We uproot our families to live closer to work. We fear losing our job, because then we can’t afford the house we need to live close to work, a house that costs so much because everyone around us is trying to live close to work too. We forgo time with friends and family for work happy hours, where we need to be seen to know that we’re dedicated to our work and maybe even get a better position at work. Much is sacrificed for our work, much of which is because we have to physically be there. Work becomes our personality, who we date, how we dress, how we look – so much of that is tied to having to physically be there."

"A world where the office is obsolete is more positive, more communal and more productive. It’s one that reconnects us with our neighbors nearby and grounds us in personal principles rather than professional achievements.

There is a place for a physical office to exist, but it should be an optional space for employees to choose based on preferred working style. Working from home’s stigma has always been around a perception of a person being less relevant to the bigger picture, or a remote company being less significant. Now that we’ve got Apple, Google and Facebook going entirely remote, it’s obvious that the office is somewhat of a farce – a temple of assumed importance."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/26/the-office-covid-coronavirus-obsolete?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0c_WY078FFetf8pVMAE4OEDx4I3YZYswM3P7WGTcl-sy8w6fcwL-kaakU#Echobox=1590645610