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> November 12th will be a day of delightful lightning talks by our amazing speakers. We’ll also have a comedy set and musical number. It’ll be a great time.

This cutesy, fluff, advertisement-style language sounds deeply unappealing. Am I just a grouch or is this a huge turn-off for anyone else?

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It's a conference where people use a cutesy style to communicate about serious topics in a fun and light-hearted way. If it's deeply unappealing to you, you're not the intended audience.

You're not wrong. !!Con has been on the decline for a while now. We've moved on to other conferences.

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