By "etc etc" I mean all of the technology available for conferencing, messaging, screen sharing etc. Yes, it's a bit of a hassle but not a major effort by any stretch of imagination. Whiteboarding - I actually find that diagrams drawn in a screen sharing meeting using any of the bazillion options available (giphy, visio, ms paint even) are way easier to comprehend than a picture of a whiteboard drawing.

Juinor ppl getting face time with architects/engineers - this is more of a company culture thing I think.