I think it depends on your occupation.

In my work I have to gather a lot of information from commercial people - what is happening in the our market, how do customers react to certain things etc. They are much more willing to share these insights face-to-face than via screen or email.

So in my case balance is key - I speak to people f2f, but process the information and do the analytics by myself. And the 2nd part is better done remotely.