[tombert]

I didn't say they were "stupid", I said I had trouble presenting at one.

That said, it's not apples to apples. I spend like 60% of my day coding, which of course I can do from pretty much anywhere, and it doesn't really matter if my jokes land. When I do video calls, it's generally in relatively small meetings, and it actually is relatively easy to gauge reactions that way.

It feels like you're extrapolating a bit much here.