This is something that simply isn't talked about enough. We seem to live in a culture that really glorifies remote work. However, the truth is that it's actually really hard.

I made the switch more than a year and a half ago. When I did, I made a rule. See a stranger every day. This addressed the crippling loneliness that comes with the change. I lived in a really friendly neighborhood at the time, so meeting people and having real conversations was pretty easy.

Your other points made me realize how much I have taken my network of engineer friends who work in the industry. I'm going to do better at contributing to those Slack channels.