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No city wants to become the center of a health crisis. If they didn't cancel it there was going to be a shitstorm of bad press for the Austin leaders and the ci
by whoisjuan 7y ago
No city wants to become the center of a health crisis. If they didn't cancel it there was going to be a shitstorm of bad press for the Austin leaders and the city in general.
Millions of dollars will be lost, but the health of millions + the reputation of the city was at stake. That was the right call IMHO.
- dpau 7y agoAbsolutely the right thing to do, but they only did it after days of headlines of big sponsors pulling out as well as online petitions. I hope this serves as an example to other cities hosting upcoming events. There are a lot of conferences that still have not been cancelled.