I owe either thanks or blame (let's call it attribution and leave it at that) to 

 for being my gateway into Manifold. one could easily say I already spend entirely too much time here, but that's a market for another day.

Robert wrote a submission to Manifund to launch a Seattle Manifold Meetup, and 

. the inaugural Meetup will be on the 20th of December in the Seattle/east side area (location TBD - 

, obviously. if you're in the Seattle area, 

the intention is to make this a fortnightly meetup and to not only socialise but to share good info, particularly for those who aren't familiar with prediction markets or Manifold.

since I've become addicted to commodotising life events (and ngl - I'm a social creature so I'm happy when these moments come that terminal onlineness meets mutual grass touching) : what percentage of the attendees will be new to Manifold?

 those who create an account at or in preparation for this Meetup.