I do think a large part of the "wrong" part of this is due to the US(Lemmy?(Earlier: Reddit)) mindset that you should hate your coworkers for some reason.
I am fairly good friends with all my coworkers. Very good in some cases. I am with these people up to 8 hours a day, and I'm having a blast.
I don't think it's the concept of work that is the problem here. I might guess it's the culture that incenticed pushing those around you down to get a foot up
I think you need to read the post again