I have seen grown men earnestly duel with foam swords. I have learned how to pick uncrackable locks. I have seen hackers go broke at the roulette table while another hacker gave a presentation explaining how to steal $20,000 from an ATM just down the hall. I have eaten an unconscionable amount of lukewarm buffet food. I almost heard a guy explain how to remotely commandeer a jetliner in detail. I still haven't seen a single hacker wearing a ski mask. I have seen dozens of software engineers pay $50 to get turned into a cyborg, and I now know how dildos, the government, and our monitors are spying on us. I have seen thousands of people pwn and get pwned.

At Def Con 24, I have seen the future.