>>eulgro+(OP)
The article mentioned that most people are working remotely the whole time. I don’t think remote workers are that rare, and even in-person jobs often offer a few weeks of remote work per year as a perk.
As for having lots of friends… I don’t know how rare that is. I could easily find 10 people, 20 would be a stretch. And I’m far from the most social person I know.