No, hybrid means that you get none of the communications benefits of being in the same room, unless you inconvenience the remote part by having side discussions

No, hybrid means that you get none of the communications benefits of being in the same room, unless you inconvenience the remote part by having side discussions. Once you level the playing field there, you might as well have the meeting full remote, as you can’t cash in the benefits of being in person without inconveniencing the remote crowd. So the optimal hybrid meeting is in fact not hybrid.