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This is just downright disgusting, does somebody know if there have been consequences? I usually go to general or Go conferences and wonder if there is similiar stuff happening, but i have a good feeling since at least the go conferences alway emphasize inclusion. Lets hope this is true.

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Everyone is migrating Scala projects as we speak.

This has very little to do with Scala and everything to do with the darkside of the conference scene. Getting involved with conferences at the level she did introduces travel - drugs - drinking - partying with somewhat like minded young people. The culture at the top can be about money, stars and groupies but it revolves around power. Those in charge decide who speak. Those who speak can get opportunity and money. Money buys speaker slots.

Conferences are an anti pattern to programming.

I must be going to the wrong conferences!

I have been going to conferences regularly for the past 9 years (eycept covid of course) and find them to be rather tame actually. Drinking is widely spread, but most other stuff i have not noticed. I also gave talks - maybe the community is different here in europe.

I straddle a handful of domains in my professional life. Each of these domains has these stories come up from time to time. Further each domain talks about whisper networks where people alert newcomers who the bad actors are. I have come to view it as more likely that every community has these problems than to view it as a localized concern.

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