“You can interrupt each other without being rude when you’re in person,” said Mr. Medina, whose company, Outreach, is now in the office on a hybrid basis. “In a Zoom conversation, you have to let somebody finish their thought.”
Dude just wants to be able to talk over his employees and has somehow convinced himself that doing that in-person isn't exactly as rude as it is in a zoom call.
It's just another way to say "I find it easier to interrupt others in-person".
At this point going back to the office sounds like the most dreadful thing ever
I would not work for a company that forced me to go to the office at this point.
I can still see some benefit of working in an office. You don't need to dress fancy, but there is value for some jobs and training purposes.
Sure, some things do work best in person, but that should be done when actually necessary as opposed to being the default.