You say "duh" but this is pretty controversial and there's a big push for remote work right now. I'm "pro remote" - my company is full remote, for example. I also think I'd have a much worse career if my first job hadn't been in an office, especially such a cool office with great coworkers to chat with. Being in an office was incredibly motivating and exciting as a junior developer.
Being in an office also made it clear how much I worked. I was there on most weekends and people noticed.
I'm not saying that that's more important than the benefits of remote, but people absolutely do act like it's a black and white scenario.
