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 If there is ever a talk for the main stage, the Rabble one is it. Recommend!

After speaking with nostriches, the main stage feels antithetical to the ethos of nostr.

There is no dialogue, outside the approved dialogue. There is limited to no way to ask questions - neither of the podium, neither of your neighbors. 

There are no breakouts to discuss 21 different experiments between 100 different people to solve the problem being discussed.

Main stage feels like a political rally at a bigger, impersonal audience nostr was never intended to be. 

I would like to hear nostriches views on the main stage being shattered into 21 pieces, and moving away from a one way podium to more workshops and conversations for builders.

I’d selfishly love to discuss with e.g. Miljan, Pablo, Rabble and the builders and bounce off practicable ideas to improve individual apps, and the nostr multi-app experience. 

Besides I will always watch the talks later in my own time. 
 Main stage was great honestly. I prefer questions off-stage — less ego. Had many 1 on 1 talks afterwards. 🙏

Would love to have a conference app for matchmaking / setting meetings with other cool attendees.

Many conferences have done something like this. Usually it’s a bunch of tables with numbers on them — the app tells you which number/table to meet at. You choose attendees based on their descriptions et al. 
 great feature to add to comingle @tyiu 
 This 1:1 worked well for me some time ago at a startup pitchday with VCs in the mix, and led to an option on angel investment. One of my favorite things about nostrica is the openness, and being able to join conversations and leave freely. 

I would like to see, in the context of FOSS nostr conference, a one to many setup - for e.g. product testing (and observation & note taking) as @Linda and @lizsweig might set up, for answering newbie FOSS contributor questions, for @jb55 leading a nostrdb primer etc.. 
 💯 would absolutely love that. Looking forward to comingle for the next nostr conference. 
 Awesome. Looking forward to delivering something to elevate the next Nostr conference experience.

As a side note, I’m sad that I didn’t get to meet you in person. But next time! 
 Are you still here? I’ll be at the bitcoin conference in an hour or two! 
 Unfortunately not. I was here for only the Nostr conference. Just left the city to explore more of Europe. Enjoy the conference! 
 🍻 next time 
 Thanks for highlighting it! Noted. 
 🫡