Totally agree...I think it's also more than that...the online guys learn poker from position. They're very nuts and bolts players. They have a better feel as mechanics and I think that, in the long run, ends up more useful than the social skills.

I could probably be a good mechanical player if I put effort into it, but I don't have a feel for reading people, or hiding intent, when it comes to poker. Weird, because I'm very good at those things in other areas. I think a lot of poker comes down to comfort with risk and back up plans. I don't enjoy risk and I'm not able to blow off a big loss. I HATE losing money and am VERY conservative and risk adverse in general. That's a losing psychology for poker. I think a lot of the online whizz kids fundamentally view money as a game...as chips...where the older guys, and people like me, look at it as cash. I think a lot of them also have trustfunds...making them more willing to risk and play agressively. The online players are so hyper-agressive.