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               Layer Zero is different
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-  Most tech meetups and conferences in the Twin Cities
-  feel sponsored. There always seems to be mega-
-  corporations lurking behind the scene. Advertisements
-  everywhere. It feels fake and soul-less.
+  Sponsorship looms behind tech meetups and conferences 
+  in the Twin Cities. Advertisements everywhere, 
+  recruiting pitches, and an undercurrent of "professionalism" 
+  deciding who does or doesn't belong permeate our spaces. We 
+  can do better than a soul-less exchange of aspirations and 
+  business cards. 
 
-         We built Layer Zero to change things
+
+
+  We built Layer Zero for ourselves, and for our community.
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 Equal parts office, clubhouse, and coffee generator, we
 want Layer Zero to be _the_ gathering place for
 non-corporate related hackers and creators from our
-cities.
+cities. We fund it ourselves, so you don't have to worry who's 
+behind it. It's us.* 
 
 It's on a transit line. There's food nearby. There's
 heat, chairs, coffee, and creativity. A cute backdoor
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 space to cower in through winter. Oh, and a mini-fridge.
 And a terrible bathroom.
 
+We have COVID policies and aren't weird about talking 
+about masks. We know we're living in a hellscape timeline, 
+we'd just rather work through it together and maybe build
+something beautiful. 
+
+
+*And, if you want, also you, if you believe in this dream, too.
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                     Social Rules
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