As the internet was taking root in the 1990s, people dreamed of a future where work could be done anywhere. The days of putting on a tie and commuting an hour to work at a desk in an office would give way to enjoying a relaxed morning and commuting twenty feet to the home office thanks to the wonders of broadband, it was predicted. It didn’t happen, at least for most people who work behind a desk. In fact, in many ways the opposite happened. Whereas it was once thought that people would leave congested cities to work remotely in
