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A sensationalist article title, for sure. My answers to the three "dangers" listed in the article:

No separation between home and work: in the late afternoon I shut down my computer and have a glass of wine and snacks with my wife. Work day is officially over.

The prevalence of distractions: earphones.

Lack of human interaction: I broke up my work day today by spending 90 minutes at our local shooting range with my wife and three friends. On Mondays and Thursdays I go on 2 to 3 hour hikes with several people. (Anyway, human contact is probably over rated :-)

The bottom line is that people should do whatever works for them. One caveat about working at home: you either really have to love your work or to have a strong work ethic.

I like the lack of human interaction. After working from home for a while, I found myself going regularly to hobbies in the evening to get human interaction. I much prefer this way.

Indeed. It's a general question of what you'd rather do: spend all day doing grudging, necessary work with alongside people who happen to do the same kind of grudging, necessary work as you do, then go home and "unwind" by spending time alone—or do all your grudging necessities on your own, and then unwind by spending time having fun alongside people who like having the same kind of fun? One social group seems much more likely to promote emotional health (though both can be intellectually stimlating.)