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hot take: I actually liked the vibe of Farcon Rome so much specifically because it wasn’t hypey, shilly and salesey. felt so easy to skip all of that and just spend time connecting with people.
livestreams could have been cool and I believe most of the talks were recorded, but I think everyone was too busy vibing IRL and spent less time casting about it
i love that the main conference is a grassroots, community organised thing. it’s so easy to underestimate the amount of time organising effort it takes to put on any event of this size - especially where the attendees come from all around the world. really obvious how much love and care the organisers have put into Farcon Rome! that’s much more than I could have expected and asked for.
had a blast. thanks!