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 BTC Prague in 2023, moderator opened the stage with a "who's the best Bitcoiner" game. All rise, and you remain standing unto you can't answer a question with YES:
"Who owns bitcoin? 
Who runs a full node? 
Who runs a LN node?" 
...circa 10 questions evermore detailed while half a dozen 4k cameras all throughout the room were filming. I was in the front row and sat down immediately while hundreds of people doxxed themselves and their involvement in Bitcoin. Moderator gave me a funny look and said he'll hook me up later with some BTC hahaha. 

A room full of Bitcoiners, the 0.1% of society, yet still the majority of them can be played like a fiddle. 

There's maybe 1% of 1% who gets it almost right. But you never know. BECAUSE THEY SHUT THE FUCK UP! 
 
 Would be an interesting excersize sans cameras and some balaclavas added: 
 reason 176,443 why not to interact with Bitcoiners or anyone else. stay anon. 
 Yeah. Not a great idea to give the profile on your personal coin. 
 This is why we have to onboard the masses ASAP - take away the power from those currently holding it as they have proven to be unworthy 
 Yes, good anectdote indeed. What a bad move from the moderator.