In the words of one of the speakers, it’s time for “community currency.” That’s what Gnomedex generates –community currency. Paying government-issue money for what you get at Gnomedex is like paying for friendship with drink tickets. They aren’t the same, although they may seem related at the time.
My takeaway: I don’t really care WHAT it cost to go to Gnomedex. I learned a lot, I met some interesting mammals, including Ronni Bennett, who is refining my theories about aging, the venerable Dave Winer, and a bunch of sea otters who live in the Seattle Aquarium and flip over on their backs for a feeding at 8:15 PM.
Oh, and I got to witness the Scobles man-shower.
