DEFCON 30 - My Experience and Thoughts
I was there for my second DEFCON and it was AMAZING! DEFCON 30 was on August 11th through August 14 of 2022. Here are my thoughts on what made it worthwhile for me. DEFCON brings into focus a fracture in my life. I don't think I'm the only one who experiences this fracture. For the people who know me IRL (in real life), it requires some explaining to express what DEFCON is. For most of the people that I personally know, I simply state that DEFCON a tech conference in Las Vegas. For someone not interested or immersed in technology, who would know the difference between a tech conference and a hacker conference? Does it even matter? Herein lies the reason why DEFCON has appeal for me. Socializing with other tech oriented people is the primary reason I attend DEFCON. There is a certain frustration a person experiences when you don't have peers who understand or relate to your passions or interests. DEFCON is a 4 day catharsis for said frustration. There IS a difference betwe