We pivoted to online during the year of restrictions, but I didn't want to do that. Presenting into a void doesn't hold any interest for me, people mute themselves and you aren't sure if there is anyone really there.
When I could get it back in person, I did. The problems I found were that
1. Companies weren't interested in hosting anymore. They all complain about wanting folks to come in to the office, but then don't do anything that would entice them.
2. Folks didn't want to leave their house and begged for live stream links. I'm not interested in becoming a YouTuber, I want to meet people with cool stories we can share, who might have skills that I might want to hire, perhaps help them with problems they've encountered.
I'm not going to get that from a muted black box that disconnects after the presentation.
I've walked away now but that's not because us leaders were uninterested or don't have capacity. People didn't seem interested, and then complain that there isn't any way to meet people.
Hopefully this attitude is changing, and I can revisit some of my code club projects.
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