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Sadly the original meetup concept might be irrecoverably lost - and WeWork is only slightly to blame (with their high costs). I belonged/actively participated
by canada_dry 7y ago
Sadly the original meetup concept might be irrecoverably lost - and WeWork is only slightly to blame (with their high costs).
I belonged/actively participated in at least half a dozen groups several years ago but now - none. Many of the groups simply disbanded due to poor/disinterested organizers.
Some turned into for-profit (vs. for-fun) groups by the organizers. A couple went fully into becoming travel agents or middle-men flogging another companies travel itineraries (for a kick-back) as the organizer's full time paycheck.
- subpixel 7y agoThat's the problem - Meetup _really didn't want_ their organizers to be businesses. They wanted them to be political discussion groups or whatever. Meetup should have been Eventbrite, and they could have, but they sort of turned their nose up at the opportunity.
- rapnie 7y agoI hope that federated meetup apps [0] like Mobilizon will gain popularity and meetups become integrated part of the Fediverse. [0] https://git.feneas.org/feneas/fediverse/-/wikis/watchlist-for-activitypub-apps#events-and-meetups https://git.feneas.org/feneas/fediverse/-/wikis/watchlist-fo...
- codeledger 7y agoAs an attendee of many technical meetups, you missed one other problem with group organizers: burnout. In addition to their regular job they are trying to find speakers & space (and sponsors). At some point in their lives, they decide to move on and there is no one else to pickup the torch so the meetup dies.