Yeah, if I know before the meetup takes place that the payout is low it's up to me whether I go or not (and I did go at least once).

I never took anything from my Steemit wallet because I'm unsure about tax issues. Thus to me it doesn't really matter how much I earn. However, I can vote others with more power if I have earned something. This is my motivation to earn.

Going there for the people? Uhm, yes and no. if I can't listen because it's too noisy in general the people don't matter that much. And acting like if I had a normal income - well, right now I'm sick of that.

Sorry for being more personal than necessary.