One of the reasons RTO is bullshit is because of the insane housing market

This is just a short off-my-chest. I live in western Europe - always worked remote.

And one of the biggest reasons I would never do a RTO is because of the insane housing market. I'm not one of the fortunate buyers of a house before the pandemic, so I'm bound to the insane ruthlessness that we call the rental market. That's already where you can easily see RTO makes no sense. On average, wages barely went up, yet my taxes did, cost of living did, and especially rental prices did. What makes matters even worse is that most landlords don't seem to give two fucks about making a place look nice. At best, you get an ikea-furniture box where you can go and come home to each day after work to feel even more exploited in your home. I have friends who have good jobs, and some had to switch or were laid off, and had no choice but to take a hybrid or in-office position, but net/net they are actually going backwards - because the closer you get to a city, the more exploitative the rentals start to get. It's absolute insanity.