I think you're correct. I also work on a remote team, and found that I have to make the effort to go out to meetups or connect to a community in some way to get

I think you're correct. I also work on a remote team, and found that I have to make the effort to go out to meetups or connect to a community in some way to get the best ideas. I think, maybe, there is less effort involved in connecting to a community if the community is also very local and very large (like it is in SV)? I don't really know.