Software was, as a rule, crap long before this ridiculous fad. Most standups I've participated in (four orgs now) have been ICs giving daily status reports for

Software was, as a rule, crap long before this ridiculous fad. Most standups I've participated in (four orgs now) have been ICs giving daily status reports for the benefit of the manager in the room. People making up silly rules to hurry through the thing (like, say, "we all have to stand for this meeting") makes more sense in that context.