There are ideas that only get expressed in person. Either because they are still a work in progress or because they are not interesting enough to warrant a vide

There are ideas that only get expressed in person. Either because they are still a work in progress or because they are not interesting enough to warrant a video or a blog post. Conferences are really great for learning about that sort of stuff. Additionally, most online communication is intrinsically asynchronous. It's hard to have a chat online that's anywhere as fluid as what happens in person. Even the flurry of twitter replies doesn't quite compare.