Hey there - I run a Bitcoin Meet-up in Madison, WI :)

and much like LeVar Burton on Reading Rainbow (back in the 80's or 90's)....you don't have to take my word for it! You can verify it by looking up Bitcoin Meet-up Madison, WI.

Now to answer your questions.... 1 - Say Hi....or Howdy, Hey, Hello, What up....etc... 2 - Generally speaking I think your problem may be keeping people quiet vs. getting them talking....Bitcoiner's Have lots to say :) 3 - This kind of just comes naturally... 4 - I have been helping to keep this meet-up running for about 3 years now and I rarely have talking points (as I like to keep things flowing naturally about what other people want to talk about)(though now the others in the group have decided they want more of an agenda or talking points....this is totally not needed though 5 - as for don'ts.... Don't Shit-coin!!!

Remember this is simply my recollection of how the meet-ups we have been organizing have been going...We are not trying to drive numbers...We are not getting a kick-back from anyone - We don't ask for anyone to pay for anything we decide to provide to others - We ensure to ask everyone to provide input to the others and we keep it Bitcoin - Not to say peeps don't bring up altcoins, we just don't focus on them!

We talk about everything happening in the Bitcoin ecosystem and stay humble and stack sats!

If you are trying to drive attendance you will likely need a different model -

How long do you see it taking for the FIAT value stored in Real Estate to move to Bitcoin?

42....cuz why not :)

War does not make one feel safe...unless you are that guy from Palantir (or whatever) that was saying the only way to feel safe is by ensuring those that would do you harm are scared?

I mean when is humanity going to figure out that we are only hurting ourselves?

This is why I Bitcoin!!!

When we are using Bitcoin to communicate value to each other and nothing else...then we will have a civilization that rewards ideas that positively move humanity forward through time...vs...our current situation.

There should be no good byes....just see you later's :) I don't remember who said this but I like it...

I guess when I think about my workplace I think about just walking out and never going back so there doesn't need to be any big thing when it is time....

It just is moving into another period of life

I have had a number of truly profound experiences in my life...

I fell to the ground from the top of a 20ish foot tall pine tree and walked away unscathed...

Sharing a hallucination...

The birth of my children...

The realization that we are all human and we get to choose who we share our journey with...

and of course.... Bitcoin

Also un-researched information...though I did read "Chasing the Scream" which is a book about addiction and I thought it offered good info...

I think society is looking at many of our "systems" coming to collapse under their own weight over the coming years...to maybe decades?

I am a weirdo in that I think all drugs should be legal and should be produced in a manner that is safe and reliable. Potency is something that should be verified and provided to the users so they are able to make educated decisions about what they are using.

I also believe the "stigma" we have created over drug use is a self-fullfilling negative prophecy in which users feel cast out from society and left alone to make their own ill-informed decisions on things. This perpetuates a cycle of more use due to feeling cast out and eventually leads to entire swaths of like-minded castaways that grow and grow until they become a blight on society and due to our years of mind-fucking the rest of society - those in power simply convince the rest of society that cutting these parts of society off is ok?

Anyway I am getting a bit off topic - It does come back to the "control system" that is put in place being out of alignment with the idea that we should be doing all we can as the "human race" to perpetuate our species...which includes acknowledging that as individuals we all have a right to do what we deem is best for ourselves, as long as it isn't harming others....that last part is the tough part....what one considers harming another?

Thank you :)

At least they are texting about it :)

or clothes....most don't even think about clothing....but we don't really need it....when I look at all the other animals on the planet they simply just go about their business naked...

I sometimes think there should be laws about all the naked rabbits or ticks....but hey...I am not the clothing police :)

I would have to say money....or specifically a medium that allows humans to exchange value between other humans...preferably in a secure-immutable manner that all other humans can verify :)

I mean in a first principles kind of manner

I think a lot of the kids born in Wisconsin are born with alcohol in their veins... to soon? :)

Seriously though - Wisconsinites know how to drink

Sticks and stones will break my bones....but names will never hurt me :)

I will quit my job if my employer has not yet moved into/onto a Bitcoin standard by the time I am "financially" able to quit....

I don't know what timeframe that happens in - but I for one have been working my entire life to date with retiring in mind....no business based in/on FIAT is working in your or their stakeholders best interest - prove me wrong?

Sounds like you might be my boss....???

I mean - I guess when you are the leader and no one is following you, it might mean you just haven't done a good enough job communicating your message to the staff?

I could probably give you a bunch of reasons to not close or lay everyone off.... I think though it just comes down to that communication of the message? Sure you work hard and put in the time....but you are likely incentivized to do so...much like my boss - he is one of the owners and so if the company fails....he fails...

In my humble opinion - giving the staff a new message (and probably more share in the success) would likely go a long way to reducing the negative consequences you are experiencing?

I guess I would need to know more though....so....

It is a beautiful thing to state your feelings of commitment to one another in front of ones family and friends.... the rest of it can go bugger off.

Oh you and I both know they will do everything they can to interfere :) its the government and that is what they do....first they fight you :) then they join you.... just wait until all these "Paper-Bitcoin" instruments start imploding...we haven't seen anything yet as far as printing FIAT goes....they are going to have to print so, so, so much FIAT it will make Larry's head spin :)

I think what happens though - as FIAT becomes less and less valuable when compared to Bitcoin - the governments that are successful....are the governments that govern in a manner that is most closely aligned with Bitcoin.... As more and more of the "FIAT-users" move their value to those Bitcoin friendly areas...Governments will figure out that they have to provide their people with value in order to keep them in their jurisdiction....

Not in the circles of people I interact with on a daily basis....

As more and more small businesses/landlords/owners.... come around to the idea of Removing the FIAT value of their properties/businesses and use Bitcoin values only....hold their reserves in Bitcoin, accept payments in Bitcoin.... What the government does or doesn't do - slowly becomes less and less important and they become less and less valued and hence have less control over the rest of the market....