Dashcon refers to the disastrous 2014 fan-run convention intended to celebrate the Tumblr community, which became an internet legend for its poor organization and bizarre compensations. The most enduring image from the event is a small, sparsely filled blue ball pit in a vast, empty convention hall, which was famously offered to attendees as an 'extra hour' of compensation for canceled panels and financial mismanagement. This image quickly evolved into a universal symbol for overhyped disappointments and organizational failure. Today, the Dashcon ball pit is used to mock any situation where the promised reward is laughably inadequate compared to the scale of the disaster, serving as a permanent monument to internet subculture history.