Cuddy

I came to @LuganoPlanB every year since it started. But this year will mark my last visit. Here ls why! Maybe if I had to summarize in one word, it would be "Conformity" (and lack of novelty). I came to #bitcoin 6 years ago, as for me it was the best way to express a vote against the system. For me Bitcoin was first a rebellion, before being a life raft and ultimately a freedom rocket. And the yearly pilgrimage to #luganoplanb was a way to connect with fellow bitcoiners and learn new stuff, as well as check the "pulse" of the community. This year at Plan B, I am feeling that bitcoin has become more and more "corporate" and "conforms" to rules that don't fit my ethos. Not saying it is a bad thing (it probably is in fact a good thing for the fiat dollars price of BTC, if tt is your denominator!). There is as much AI (if not more!) than Bitcoin related speeches, and Ferraris are displayed at the main entrance, instead of a giant middle finger to the system statue, as it should! This is a great symbol I think. Also and very important to me, there is no social gathering initiatives, and the atmosphere being more "corporate", it feels increasingly difficult to connect to other bitcoiners. I also lack the attendance of "bitcoin rockstars", even if they might not add much, they tend to drag some action and a bit of rock'n'roll attitude (@jackmallers or @maxkeiser were definitely good at that!). The only rockstar is the one playing in his own garden... @paoloardoino made a speech that frankly made me scared... but I leave tt to another post! But for sure PlanB Lugano is @tether ´s owned conference and that is very obvious everywhere you look... but in a "decentralized" philosophy like bitcoin, I might question it. Ok that's it. I just wanted to share my 2 cents, and I am totally aware that the above points really depends on everyone's journey along the path of BTC Avenue. Thank you Lugano Plan B for the great times over the years. So long and take care of this really amazing statue of Satoshi... but please turn him/her around so he/she can see the lake and sun setting when not playing games on the laptop for god sake!!