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Regional conferences like bsides, but the punk/counterculture vibe of early defcon is lost to time and will never be back. Cybersecurity is a big industry now.

• mmaunder 3y ago
  Sad but true. It’s as if the last ounce of hacker authenticity died with Kevin.
  • j0hnyl 3y ago
    I think hacker authenticity lives on, but not in the form of a massive con that has become a pop culture event.
  • milsorgen 3y ago
    We're living in a golden age of burgeoning counter cultures. It's just never easy to see in the moment.
    • j0hnyl 3y ago
      It used to be, but maybe I'm old.