#IveLearnedToAccept that the Web industry is engaging in some very unprofessional and harmful behavior in efforts to diversify conferences.

I'm hoping that the conferences I've chosen to attend this year are worth the added discomfort

I second that emotion! I want people to gain thicker skin.

it's really sad. Conferences used to be fun, now...

I am so joyful to return to work and events. We all can work harder, be kinder, have an honest ethic. Be inclusive, not exclusive!

I totally agree but I don't see that happening