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The biggest bubble we are facing is conferences. There just aren’t that many interesting people. And the ones we have, bless their hearts, have said most of what they have to say. There are more bitcoiners, yes. And we should bring them together. But with intention. To all the organizers out there - I would urge you to lean hard into creating spaces where people laugh and make memories together and less into lining up chairs for keynote speeches. The highest compliment a person pays me is when a person tells me they remember a beefsteak.

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The issue is not the lack of speakers but the lack of organizers' understanding of targeting. If you like everyone else is doing an event for bitcoiners, 300eur and more for entry, then you neglect the millions of potential visitors that are complete noobs and would like to learn but probably for 30eur or less in entry fee. Then, you don't need to invite top notch developers or business owners, but rather bitcoin savvy teachers. Just an example. Another potential audience is legacy finance experts. Again, different audience, different speakers.
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Agree, 100%. Bitcoin is just a tool. A lot of these conventions are just repeating cycles. Influencer: "come see me talk about bitcoin" Avg Joe: "You just had a speech 2 weeks ago" Preach the capability all you want. It's just hollow without compassion behind it.