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Continued polish x5 to 'Our Summer Update'

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@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ This year’s conference theme is *Handmade at Home*, and it has two meanings.
With our industry in upheaval, it’s tricky to settle down and reflect, let alone evangelize our values. Here’s what we’re facing:
1. Handmade Cities is full of gamedevs and they're [in hot water](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/topics/layoffs)
1. Handmade Cities is full of gamedevs and they're [in very hot water](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/topics/layoffs)
2. International attendance is dropping to [near zero](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44084767). I'm not the only organizer [suffering](https://archive.is/QWmxO) consequences
3. Morale is at an all-time low due to AI (more on this later)
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### Discord Off-Ramp
It's not controversial to say I want to shut down Discord: everyone can sympathize for one reason or another! I’ve already left all servers except for my own [HMC](/discord) and [TC](https://terminal.click/discord).
It's not controversial to say I want to shut down Discord: everyone can sympathize for one reason or another! I’ve already left all servers except for my own [HMC](/discord) and [TC](https://terminal.click/discord) for now.
I’m moving us to [Revolt](https://revolt.chat) with an invite-only system. Here’s how it’ll work:
I’ll be moving us to [Revolt](https://revolt.chat) with an invite-only system. Here’s how it’ll work:
- I invite people I know personally
- Meetup hosts can invite their attendees
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Over the years some new community members often think [suckless](https://suckless.org) and Handmade are similar if not the same. Out of respect for both, I feel it's time to respond.
The payoff is worth it if viewers watch patiently.
The payoff is worthwhile if viewers watch patiently.
*P.S. Don’t expect a deep philosophical breakdown. Instead, I casually compare their signature terminal software against my own: two real-world products from competing ideologies.*