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Re: This is why I sell beer.

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Post by brianbreslin » Thu, Mar 17, 2011, 2:03 PM UTC

brown9-2 wrote: post #26

Wait a second - attendance at SXSW really costs ~$1000?

standard ticket price is close to $750 (early bird is like 6 months early, and like $450, then goes up monthly). interactive + film badges are over $1k. hotel lodging is expensive and hard to come by (compared to other cities)

Re: This is why I sell beer.

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Post by tibbon » Thu, Mar 17, 2011, 2:05 PM UTC

evilduck wrote: post #22

revorad wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It just tastes better.

Disagree. Outside of a brewery itself, most free beer you encounter is the cheapest swill available.

Maybe I got lucky, but with my name on enough VIP lists I paid for maybe 3 drinks at SXSWi last year in total, and I was fairly plastered most evenings. I quickly found that 'limiting' myself to one drink per bar didn't help when bouncing between 12 bars a night. Ouch. I didn't touch alcohol for 45 days after SXSW.

Re: This is why I sell beer.

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Post by pauldisneyiv » Thu, Mar 17, 2011, 2:09 PM UTC

While the close of the story is the most fun - I find myself drawn to the beginning.

I haven't been to SXSW but have paid attention to the writings coming out of it over the last few years and increasingly the opinions are that "it's getting mainstream" or that "the new people are ruining it".

It reminds me of when I was in High School and everyone started listening to Nirvana. The "early adopters" were pissed when that happened...

Re: This is why I sell beer.

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Post by look_lookatme » Thu, Mar 17, 2011, 2:11 PM UTC

evilduck wrote: post #22

revorad wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It just tastes better.

Disagree. Outside of a brewery itself, most free beer you encounter is the cheapest swill available.

Oh good, here's "beer guy" talking about swill.

Re: This is why I sell beer.

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Post by look_lookatme » Thu, Mar 17, 2011, 2:13 PM UTC

revorad wrote: post #17

officemonkey wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Life is too short to drink crappy beer. I know I could buy a six pack for the amount of money I just spent on this "Rochefort 8", but the taste is worth every penny.

Life is too short to drink crappy beer. Therefore, I live in England.

Carling?

Re: This is why I sell beer.

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Mar 17, 2011, 2:21 PM UTC

pauldisneyiv wrote: post #33

While the close of the story is the most fun - I find myself drawn to the beginning. I haven't been to SXSW but have paid attention to the writings coming out of it over the last few years and increasingly the opinions are that "it's getting mainstream" or that "the new people are ruining it". It reminds me of when I was in High School and everyone started listening to Nirvana. The "early adopters" were pissed when t…

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Re: This is why I sell beer.

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Post by _delirium » Thu, Mar 17, 2011, 2:34 PM UTC

To be fair, many things are the reason jwz sells beer. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1274612 =]

Re: This is why I sell beer.

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Post by pbhjpbhj » Thu, Mar 17, 2011, 2:45 PM UTC

A comment from twitter on the article page says: "Maybe half the fun is finding a place with free beer."

Which makes me think that all you need to decide is how much you rent the glasses for and how much you charge people to get out of the toilet?

Re: This is why I sell beer.

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Post by nikcub » Thu, Mar 17, 2011, 2:46 PM UTC

cemregr wrote: post #29

brown9-2 wrote: post #26

Wait a second - attendance at SXSW really costs ~$1000?

Not really. I paid $450 for an early bird badge. $100 flight each way from NYC with American/Continental. Couchsurfing for accommodation. Eating free food at parties. It's not that expensive if you plan well.

you are the Bear Grylls of the tech conference circuit

Re: This is why I sell beer.

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Post by aprrrr » Thu, Mar 17, 2011, 2:53 PM UTC

pauldisneyiv wrote: post #33

While the close of the story is the most fun - I find myself drawn to the beginning. I haven't been to SXSW but have paid attention to the writings coming out of it over the last few years and increasingly the opinions are that "it's getting mainstream" or that "the new people are ruining it". It reminds me of when I was in High School and everyone started listening to Nirvana. The "early adopters" were pissed when t…

Every band that's ever gotten popular, every community (online or off) that's ever gotten big. Lamenting that the scene was cooler back in the day seems to be a deep-seated human behavior.