People keep saying reading body language and expressions is important and so in-person or video meetings are crucial. However in my experience in the software i

People keep saying reading body language and expressions is important and so in-person or video meetings are crucial. However in my experience in the software industry experienced people don't show their emotions from behind their poker-face. If people show emotions, they are mostly fake smiles and fake enthusiasm. If you don't get honest feedback from your team in text, you're not going to get it from body language either.