This piece is really excellent. Maybe there are tons of pieces about this subject, but I’ve never seen one before. You’ve nailed it.
I’ve gone to a few, but only once been asked to be on the panel at one. I should probably give a nuanced overview of the situation since this is a relatively public space, but let’s just say there was some mental illness among my colleagues. It quickly became clear that my job was to keep the microphone from camping out too long in the hands of certain individuals among them.
I was very pleased when an audience member told me afterward “I’ve been to a lot of these over the years, and that was by far the most addled and disoriented Q&A I’ve ever seen.”
This piece is really excellent. Maybe there are tons of pieces about this subject, but I’ve never seen one before. You’ve nailed it.
I’ve gone to a few, but only once been asked to be on the panel at one. I should probably give a nuanced overview of the situation since this is a relatively public space, but let’s just say there was some mental illness among my colleagues. It quickly became clear that my job was to keep the microphone from camping out too long in the hands of certain individuals among them.
I was very pleased when an audience member told me afterward “I’ve been to a lot of these over the years, and that was by far the most addled and disoriented Q&A I’ve ever seen.”