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by harryf 3350 days ago
Interesting point of view but...

> I’ve decided I’m no longer attending programming meet-ups

Who is "I"? The "About" links to https://python.sh/2017/2/bureau-of-programming ... which doesn't really answer the "Who" question.

To your post - meetups also perform a social function - that's the offset for mixed quality presentations. That's if you like socialising with peers of course...

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To your post - meetups also perform a social function

Yea, that is mostly why I attend meetups. It's just nice to get a chance to meet up with a bunch of people interested in a specific topic, have a beer or two, and talk about that and related topics.