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Conference talks are marketing that you do to make money. The tribunals wielding CoCs have the power to hit speakers in the wallet. Outside of violence that's
by austhrow743 6y ago
Conference talks are marketing that you do to make money.
The tribunals wielding CoCs have the power to hit speakers in the wallet. Outside of violence that's pretty much as much power as you can have over a person.
- chmod775 6y agoI'm sure that applies to a lot of speakers, but I don't think it applies to him specifically: > I’ve tried to make myself available for public speaking events when I can, in order to support the community. However, the potential cost is too great, and there is no real upside for me personally, so I don’t expect to be accepting invitations in the future, at least not for quite a while. Doesn't seem like he's in any way depended on giving these talks.
- jojobas 6y agoSo the solution is not to bet your life on dozens of conference committees that can cancel you out of your job.
- op00to 6y agoThe solution is to get the opinion of the community and colleagues (if you’re employed) prior to giving a talk so you don’t act in a way that could be seen poorly.
- jojobas 6y agoAlso known as "walking on eggshells". You can be shamed and fired over something as innocuous as a dongle joke told in private and overheard. https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/21/a-dongle-joke-that-spiraled-way-out-of-control/ https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/21/a-dongle-joke-that-spirale... The only sure way not to lose is not to play. That, or be invincible like Bob Martin or Linus Torvalds.
- strombofulous 6y agoThis article is an example of the many situations where that would not have helped