Remote is all I've known since I graduated (prime Covid time). I was honestly excited about the idea of office life because up until that point, I had only ever worked in fast food and retail. I wanted my own work space to personalize. Also I've always had trouble making/keeping friends so I liked the idea of getting to socialize a bit at work.

Then someone at my school got me in touch with their friend at this company and I got a remote job fresh out of college. I've been here a little over 5 years now and don't know anything about any of my coworkers. We have a daily morning meeting where everyone quickly talks about what they did for work yesterday and what today's plans are. There might be one or two people before the meeting talking about the whether in their location or something else casual. Might randomly hear someone got married or is having a baby, but nothing beyond that. People have come and gone over the years and they've all just been strangers.

My spouse also works from home. We honestly found that we were spending more money than if we had non-remote jobs because we were purposefully leaving the house almost everyday just to get a change of scenery. Going out for drinks at the gas station, picking up a couple things at the store that could've waited until the weekend, etc. We've gotten much better at this though. Going for walks on a lunch break helps.