“You should be able to control your digital destiny. You are trading freedom for convenience.” @photomatt #wceu

“Just because something is simple doesn’t mean it’s the better experience.” @photomatt #wceu

“Millions of dollars are going to (certain high attention) people to pay to use Medium.” @photomatt #wceu

“Looks like Medium isn’t just a fad anymore.” @Krogsgard #wceu

“The way WordPress UI is written isn’t how most people will be publishing in 10 years.” @photomatt #wceu

.@photomatt answered “are you learning Javascript” question same way I answer my wife when she asks if i’ve taken out the garbage. #wceu

“Great thing about book – always going to be books you haven’t read”. Same thing with eating pizzas @photomatt. #wceu

“I don’t believe in work/life balance. I believe you should harmonize.” @photomatt #wceu

I spent 1/3 of my time hiring people and recruiting volunteers. 1/3 on product. 1/3 on misc. @photomatt #wceu

.@automattic is over 470 employees in 50 countries. All Remote. @photomatt #wceu

.@Krogsgard now having a conversation with @photomatt at @WCEurope at #wceu.

Armchair WordCampers: If you’re just waking up, @Krogsgard is interviewing @photomatt in a few minutes on the @WCEurope livestream. #wceu

Love the smell of WordPress in the morning. I’m watching the #wceu livestream so that smell is coffee and me not yet taken a shower.

RT @mor10: I wrote a companion piece to my @WCEurope talk on Empathy and Acceptance in Design and Community mor10.com/empathy #WCEU

“One way to get involved w/ WordPress core: become or sponsor a component maintainer.” @GetSource #wceu

Shiny Updates is a feature project that gives a better experience in installing plugins/themes: make.wordpress.org/core/features/… @GetSource #wceu

Those involved in WordPress Core. “An escalation tree”. @GetSource #wceu

.@GetSource now talking about how decisions get made in WordPress core at @WCEurope #wceu

RT @grapplerulrich: My library of standard script and style handles for third party libraries github.com/grappler/wp-st… … #wceu

If WordPress sites were breakfast, this would be a big bowl of cereal. #wceu

Nice. @coolfields is giving a live Assistive Technology Demo at @WCEurope. #wceu

How to ask questions at a tech conference: keep them short, not applicable just to you, and actually ask a question not voice opinion. #wceu

“We need to collect data on the actual WordPress user. Right now we are building WordPress for us.” @mor10 #wceu

“Remember, we at @WCEurope today only represent the 1% of WordPress users.” @mor10 #wceu

Link to download Inclusive Design Toolkit mentioned by @mor10 microsoft.com/en-us/design/p… #wceu

“Don’t just picture yourself standing in people’s shoes: picture yourself walking a lifetime in them.” @mor10 #wceu

“Empathy is our interpretation of the world through the distorting lens of privilege & hidden bias.” @mor10 #wceu

Beware the coffee house public wifi. @aaroncampbell #wceu

“Many of the challenges facing the web community today can be traced to a lack of empathy.” @mor10 #WCEU