Natalie

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Natalie23h ago
I sorely overestimated how much I could walk around to explore parts of Chicago nearby the DrupalCon hotel (feet and lower back were not happy with my choices), but at least I got to go see the bean.
Show threadNatalie3d ago

@bob_zim @707Kat Ah yes, and I’m sure the grocery stores will let people buy groceries with these “tokens” right? /sarcasm

Tech C-suite execs will do anything to avoid paying people wages, I swear.

Show threadNatalie4d ago
@mikemccaffrey I’m just hoping none of this comes up in a convo around my MIL (his mom) because wheeeeeeeee it’d probably break her brain for like 2-4 hours with a heaping dose of “that’s as much as yearly pickleball memberships” slathered throughout it lol
Show threadNatalie4d ago

@mikemccaffrey I swear, once I mentioned about the regular ticket pricing being $125 (he originally thought the regular ticket pricing was $25 when I first relayed the info to him and a few other former higher ed colleagues who will be first-timers to DrupalCon this year), it broke his brain for a good 20 minutes LOL.

I had to keep reminding him “look, I don’t disagree with you one bit about what you’re saying. I’m just the messenger here.”

Show threadNatalie4d ago
@mikemccaffrey Then yesterday my partner had asked if there were any other parties planned during the conference like there have been in previous years (context: trying to plan the rest of our evenings). I told him that it sounded like the orgs that have typically held the free ones in the past were co-sponsoring this one instead, and I mentioned the regular ticket pricing for this was $125.
Show threadNatalie4d ago

@mikemccaffrey All I know is that, at 21 weeks pregnant, the food there had better be amazing given that regular ticket pricing was $125.

Our household is has been 1-income on ~$60-70k per year since I got laid off back in October 2024 (partner is also a Drupal developer but in higher ed), so I got us the $25 subsidized tickets when they were still available.

Show threadNatalie4d ago
@mikemccaffrey I’d imagine for one person, you’d get *a lot* of pizza and beer for $125. But then again, my mind’s default is still programmed to pre-inflation prices so who knows now (FWIW, I’ve never spent anywhere near that much on a meal for myself before).
Show threadNatalie4d ago
@mikemccaffrey $125 as the regular ticket pricing for an evening, in the current environment, has me feeling all sorts of ways.
Show threadNatalie4d ago
@mikemccaffrey I wonder what people are going to do when the VC subsidies of subscription and token costs dry up, when too many people become so dependent on using LLMs for things like this.
Show threadNatalie4d ago
@mikemccaffrey @oscarjiminy same.