Conventions For Everything From Quilts To Beer Are Exploding With An Obsessiveness Bred By The Internet

WSJ- March 4, 2016

The industry of the “con”-short for convention–offers what the Internet did not: face to-face experiences, custom swag, exclusive sneak peeks and the bragging rights that come with traveling to the spinning center of a pop-culture universe for one intense weekend.

Now,”CONVENTIONal WISDOM” determines whether,
“Birds of a feather flock together.”