I think it’s psychological and a wink wink thing, like, remember how it was before things went bad? Validating yourself with peers/others/people who judge you. (Note that I’m not denying the climate being warmer. This reminds me of juggling personalities at work; I have to allow people on levels below, even, and above me to pontificate throughout status meetings in order for them to be heard in front of colleagues to help move my projects along to reach my personal KPIs and bonus goals in the fiscal.) .