> Even the most remote of the remote workers I know will go into the office at least once a quarter or so.

I've been working remotely for 5 years and have never once seen the faces of my co-workers. We don't do video chats. We don't do in person visits. We do everything by voice and text.

I wouldn't even consider myself the "most remote of the remote workers." We still do daily standups and quarterly all hands meetings.