> Conferences don't exist to convey information. This, for me, is the only reason to go to conferences. Watching presentation on YouTube is just not engaging e

> Conferences don't exist to convey information. This, for me, is the only reason to go to conferences. Watching presentation on YouTube is just not engaging enough and I drift away. I don't care about being seen and I'm definitely not going there to "see" any specific persona. All in all (I am talking about tech conferences here) they're a way for me to gauge the current development in my industry. On top of that I specifically and without exception avoid all off-topic/non-technical talks. Maybe if more people did so we could have better conferences.