But it really doesn't. You'll meet with an investor if they want to meet with you in person. You'll meet with an investor virtually if they want to meet with you virtually. What one investor does vs. another doesn't matter. So the advice given here is meaningful for... who? I guess it's for other VCs that give the OP a hard time about not meeting in person. But really, it doesn't matter because they'll all do a relatively crappy job of giving returns to their investors anyways.

The only time it really matters is when you're meeting with the VCs that are actually making big returns. For them, take the meeting any way they want to have it. In person or not.