CIRCLE WITH A DOT

@brunty @neil Thank you! Women gotta support women, especially at a tech conference. I’m not always good at it, but learning.

@brunty @neil I love that system! I know we had that at DjangoCPH because the event was a mix of in-person and digital.

To be clear: I wasn’t the recipient of a rogue moderator (although I’ve had similar situations as a presenter).

Rather, I was all in the back of the room, center column, with a few people trying to keep me from bursting out in the middle of Q&A. Instead, I went to the speaker afterward to comfort her, but I always wonder what would have happened if I’d stood up and shouted “shut up” (aside from being called emotional and unprofessional).

@neil The “fun” fact is that for some, you can often spot them if you have a facial view and read people.

Their face and body movement betrays it.

I’ve also noticed this behavior mostly in Gen X or Baby Boomer men. Not that they’re the only ones, but in my expierence, it was often the case.

@brunty @neil I would be so grateful for that!

I’ve once almost wanted to drag a man away from a microphone and wondering why the moderator wasn’t stepping in… turns out it was the moderator himself.

@futurebird This is about ants, but it feels like a metaphor about neurodivergence.

Cycling home in the freezing cold whilst tipsy.

Average Dutch experience?