The point is presumably that online interactions do not form the totality of a career or working life in software. Yeah, here on HN you don't need to care whet

The point is presumably that online interactions do not form the totality of a career or working life in software. Yeah, here on HN you don't need to care whether I'm a man, woman, chocolate bar or UFO. In the real world when I take a CS course, go to a conference, take a job etc, having my physical form is pretty useful.