The rich don't care about your physical and mental health. The reason they are pushing a coordinated media campaign against remote work is because the only thing they really care about is all the money they are losing from empty offices.
Pretty sure they learned to deduct vacant commercial properties from their taxes a long time ago. It's like deBeers and diamonds. They keep the abundance of the supply hidden to keep the prices up. But your core point is still 100% correct.
