The cyberspace "you are totally clueless, pal", will become "well now, that's certainly a different way of looking at things."
That is my experience as well. However, Freeper interpersonal dynamics will be most fascinating to watch when ethanol, stress, excitement, and the presence of large numbers of people get folded into the mix, which they surely will at this function. Most of us are intelligent folk; if we weren't, we would be posting at DU instead of here. And intelligent people react to stimuli in surprisingly different ways.
It's going to be fun. Let the fireworks begin!