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   Kate Temkin ????❤️ (ktemkin@chaos.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Jan-2024 07:47:26 JST Kate Temkin ????❤️

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   I can only imagine that there are lots of other underrepresented folks who are choosing not to attend cons for similar reasons, _atop_ the existing challenge that can come with feeling/being safe and having a sense of belonging in some of those spaces.

   The result is that the cons continue to be a place for networking and growth -- but only for their audience of predominantly cis white men.

   What do we do about this, as individuals and as a community?

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     Kate Temkin ????❤️ (ktemkin@chaos.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Jan-2024 07:47:29 JST Kate Temkin ????❤️

     something that absolutely sucks:

     Going to electronics and hacker-cons (& giving talks and trainings at them) has historically been one of the main ways I've shown off "indie" projects, spread knowledge, and found good opportunities

     I no longer go, because I don't want to support organizations creating mass-spreader events for COVID; and I don't want to give other underrepresented folks the impression that I'm fine with the utter lack of diversity in a lot of these cons speaker lineups.

     AnthonyJK-Admin repeated this.