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Re:Microsoft Hosted Sting Performance in Davos on Night Befo... by agilob on Sunday January 22, 2023 @01:44PM (#34480759)
Just listened to The Economist podcast that hyped them that CEOs and politicians can meet once every few months, thus saving lots of jet fuel from private jets. Why do they need to travel at all? Have we forgotten that most travels don't need to happen because we have that online meeting thing?

It was supposed to sound like a good thing, but it was out of context, so made me think, why even mention it, almost like they have an agenda to sell here.

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Re:Microsoft Hosted Sting Performance in Davos on Night Befo... by edgyquant on Sunday January 22, 2023 @02:10PM (#34481119)
I don't care about Davos one way or another, but I am sick of people trying to push online meetings in place of irl social events as "the same." A majority of people prefer to meet and socialize in person and it is going to stay that way for the foreseeable future.
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Re:Microsoft Hosted Sting Performance in Davos on Night Befo... by Hallucinaut on Sunday January 22, 2023 @01:48PM (#34480821)
Online meetings leave evidence.
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Re:Microsoft Hosted Sting Performance in Davos on Night Befo... by netsharc on Sunday January 22, 2023 @06:11PM (#34483365)
"Look at that big conspiracy event where the date and location are known and it's all over the Internet!"

Why do some HNers think Davos is a secret gathering where evil is planned? If they really wanted to have a secret gathering, they can do it Jeffrey Epstein-style with private flights and zero fanfare (even US presidents manage to fly to Afghanistan without many people noticing), it shows your lack of imagination if you think the widely announced and publicized event is supposed to be a conspiracy gathering.

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