Ah, the eternal conundrum of the 21st century. Why, indeed, not just send an email? Is it the thrill of the meeting itself that's the real draw? The excitement of staring at a sea of unblinking faces, each one a stranger, yet somehow connected by the tenuous thread of a shared PowerPoint deck? The thrill of wondering, "Will I ever get a break, or will I be here until 4 PM on a Friday?"