They never were.
They have long been about monitoring.
About surveillance.
About keeping a tab.
A place where we went to work.
And, that place became a hub of stress, a place that hampered work when it should have facilitated.
A place where we came to see work and life as two different parts of life.
If this is not obvious now, it never will be.
Hope you and many more see through this and work better without office.