[kadavy]

I had the same worries about SXSW, and while I agree there was too much walking, talking spam this year, that didn't prevent me from having an awesome time, and great conversations from some of the most genuine people I've ever met. I'm not exactly sure what "we all deserve to have fewer people and more and better technology" means, but it seems we should be happy to see technologies turned into tools that all these "douchebags" can be excited about.

It's sad to see it become less of a grassroots conference than it was, but that's how a market evolves. Then again, the first time I ever went was only three years ago, so maybe I'm just not cool enough?