I've become more appreciative of crypto conference culture.

Its value add is: it gives the benefits of cross-org in-person person coordination, serendipitous connections, weak ties, etc, without everyone being gravitationally pulled into NYC and SF.

It's maybe the only institution to have successfully done this.

Yes. It’s the digital to analog interface. Materialize the cloud into the land. And is useful for organizing more and more elaborate meetups.

From conferences to zuzalus to the network state…