Discussing and taking part of a topic online is also about seeding motivation, it's as important as actually going to a place. Plus, having the ability to plan

Discussing and taking part of a topic online is also about seeding motivation, it's as important as actually going to a place. Plus, having the ability to plan, discuss, reference, lookup etc - _while_ discussing something, saves a ton of time and effort that would be wasted when speaking face-to-face.