First of all, you're just plain fucking awesome you don't know it yet. I feel like I've meet the exact same people who aren't welcoming to people who are new an

First of all, you're just plain fucking awesome you don't know it yet. I feel like I've meet the exact same people who aren't welcoming to people who are new and learning. The solution is simple, leave and find a different set of people/meetup. I've gone for meetups that are plainly a bunch of people in suits looking to make money of someone else's idea, and I've never returned again. Be courteous and leave, because they aren't looking out for any else's interest except their own. I just got back from a hackathon myself, and I was lucky enough to meet a majority of people that were just excited to met others and learn new things. Look for people similar to yourself in those situations and try to start with small amounts of positive "what if?" questions to yourself when you get questions like that OR teach yourself to plain ignore that memory of your interactions with those people - it's not worth your time caring about it. Good luck and hope to hear more from you!