I go to work to attend video calls in office and remain quiet and working under supervision the rest of the time. I don't see the people I work with in real life. Unfortunately, as an extrovert, this is still preferable to working from home. I'm not white so I'm not really allowed to exist in public so the benefits of remote work doesn't apply to me.

In the same vein, the office is now high-pressure because of economic anxiety. It's one thing to hear about someone getting fired who was only ever a head on a screen versus someone getting fired that you knew in person. The current US administration has been hostile to the background of many of my respected colleagues and this creates fear in the office. It also creates anti-competitive incentives.

Additionally, The University of Colorado Boulder profits from online degrees and this link was more a marketing tactic than an academic piece. I think fully remote work works for some, and not for others. Even still, an online program may be the best way to find out.