SXSW is cancelled

[thegoose]

I just got kicked in the ass. I'm a reporter and I've been working on it for weeks. Fuck.

[yonder]

1. I wonder if Treefort, in our neck of the woods, will follow suit?

[Sucha NastyWoman]

2. Wow, that's a real big deal!

I wonder if ACL will be cancelled too?

Have they even announced the bands for this year’s ACL Festival?

[TwilightZone]

15. ACL isn't until October.

They'll probably wait a while before making a decision.

[Initech]

3. Lame. Seriously lame.

And Trump is on Fox News pulling "facts" out of his ass.

[Indykatie]

4. Fuck is Right.

[onetexan]

5. Heard that earlier on the news. Will hurt the local economy for sure

[thegoose]

6. Austin will lose millions if not billions

And so many people will lose their jobs. Fuck you, President Dump. I blame him because he hasn't described any course of action besides going back to work to get well. Fucking piece of shit,

[Lindsay]

7. I just read "over $300 million."

And, yeah, a lot of people were counting on the work.

[onetexan]

12. my poor hometown

[virgogal]

13. The Austin mayor cancelled this,blame him.

[TwilightZone]

16. It wasn't just the mayor.

The decision was based on recommendations from the Interim Health Authority and the director of Austin Public Health. I'm sure the fact that more than a dozen major companies had already withdrawn and more were in discussions went into the decision.

Adler made the announcement, but he certainly wasn't the only one involved in the decision.

[virgogal]

17. Thanks, you are correct.

[Ms. Toad]

8. Not the same magnitude -

But I've just been ordered to make teach-out plans for all of my classes for the rest of the semester. Don't have the time.

[thegoose]

10. Teachers are way more important than film reporters

[FreeState]

9. Good - we need to take this seriously n/t

[walkingman]

11. Sucks - that will disrupt thousands of travel plans.

[TwilightZone]

14. A lot of local businesses plan their entire year around it.

I'm a little surprised that they canceled it.