I am grateful for the Discord because it meant I could join in at all. I am so glad and grateful I got to go to the convention at all, and it was certainly something that... just... how the spaces was as a whole and how people were interacting and the focus on safety and visibility and accessibility and all the 'we are always trying to do better' was just, so breathtakingly wonderful. It's pretty much all I hoped it would be on that level.
I struggled between work and timezone to join in with anything other than the occasional smaller channel conversations.
In person I generally meet and enjoy company with people in wide ranging ways similar to how you describe them. But I valued the spaces where people were there to talk about a particular thing because it made it an easier access, especially at off peak times. Revisiting panel conversations and stream conversations after the fact was... too overwhelming and I couldn't follow it and it made me feel like I'd missed out - I think that's part of the ephemeral nature of things you mention. In absence of watching with others live, I struggled and ultimately couldn't go back and enjoy the panel even though the content is something right in my wheelhouse.
It's a lot of food for thought. I definitely feel I got great value from the small amount I could attend. I am so grateful for the opportunity and I appreciate all the volunteer effort and commitment to making things happen, and as safe and smooth as possible for people.
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Date: 2020-05-26 02:11 pm (UTC)I struggled between work and timezone to join in with anything other than the occasional smaller channel conversations.
In person I generally meet and enjoy company with people in wide ranging ways similar to how you describe them. But I valued the spaces where people were there to talk about a particular thing because it made it an easier access, especially at off peak times. Revisiting panel conversations and stream conversations after the fact was... too overwhelming and I couldn't follow it and it made me feel like I'd missed out - I think that's part of the ephemeral nature of things you mention. In absence of watching with others live, I struggled and ultimately couldn't go back and enjoy the panel even though the content is something right in my wheelhouse.
It's a lot of food for thought. I definitely feel I got great value from the small amount I could attend. I am so grateful for the opportunity and I appreciate all the volunteer effort and commitment to making things happen, and as safe and smooth as possible for people.