I know you're being facetious but basically yes. Some developers are great at working together and communicating with no formal structure in place. I have found

I know you're being facetious but basically yes. Some developers are great at working together and communicating with no formal structure in place. I have found over my career that maybe 50% of developers are absolutely appalling at doing so, and prefer to continue stumbling round in the dark. This applies even to developers who are reasonably technically competent. For these people, the enforced daily standup solves that problem.