>>It’s already like that here, in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Well, its SF. Imagine what it would be like if all the people were all on the road at the exact same time? In my city, a lot of those mid-day drivers are service vehicles, retirees, and soccer moms. If the telecommmuters are hanging out in the mall all day, then I guess that’s why most businesses won’t permit it.
When I telecommute, I stay home because I have work to do. I might watch some TV, do some Amazon shopping, or watch a cat video or two—but I would do that at in the office too.
It's crazy around here. My wife and I are retired. We go to Costco or the supermarket or the mall, it's always crowded. Doesn't matter if it's Wednesday or Saturday, or any time of the day. My wife and I are always saying "doesn't anyone work?". The people are all ages, 20 through 60, and not mostly retirees as one would think. The roads and stores are full of people at all times of the week. My youngest daughter works in IT software programming so she can telecommute several days of the week, taking a break to drop off and pick up her daughter from school, while my wife and I fill in for her the other couple days. Very convenient for her.
But it just appears to me that a lot of non-working people are milling around during the day, driving and shopping. Wasn't like that a few decades ago.