Why engineers still gather in the AI era: a Japanese community organizer's talk
4310sy · x · 2026-10-19
Japanese engineer wabi gave a talk at the Kichijoji.pm meetup titled "Why do engineers still gather in the AI era?" (slides on Speaker Deck, 6.7k views). Organizer of "Ore no Benkyokai" and Frontend Conference Nagoya, he ran 46 offline events in 2024-2025. Core message: "you are the protagonist of the community." The talk covers why people still join tech communities, what happens through participation, and what changes vs. what stays the same.
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