Things we didnt do
-Start the fire
-Shoot the deputy

Things we did do
-Tried to fight it
-Shot the Sheriff
-Built this city on Rock and Roll

Things we will do
-Survive
-Rock You

Things we wont do
-Get fooled again
-Back Down
-That
-Give You Up
-Let you down
-Desert you

This is not a subtoot, I just don’t want to hijack someone else’s post.

People are asking about the future of in-person academic conferences in the US now that <gesticulates> this. People who are unable or unwilling to travel are going to miss out.

This is not a new problem. People from some countries, notably in Africa, but also South and Southeast Asia, have found themselves arbitrarily denied entry to the US for decades.

People from geographically remote regions must pay significantly more for their longer-haul flights. [Why was WorldCon 2010 so tiny? It was in Melbourne.]

People with disabilities get to play all these games on the Extra Hard difficulty level.

Carers. Queer people. Immune compromised people. Single parents.

In-person conferences _already have been_ selecting against many groups of people.

I commend the organizers of conferences talking about how they are going to retain the attendees they’re accustomed to having, but I’d like them to give a thought to the many participants who have already been excluded.

📷 Tulip Magnolia

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