Alkanadi:

kaŝperanto:Perhaps if we acquire a great leader who exposes the language to the masses and makes it "cool" we would approach the fina venko. I could see it becoming attached to a popular TV show (like Dothraki from Game of Thrones) or movie (Elvish).

Esperanto is like bitcoin. Bitcoin was interesting and a bit nerdy, but once it got attention in the mainstream media and everyone started talking about it, then it its value skyrocketed. There are now ATMs for bitcoin. The same thing will happen with Esperanto. Eventually, one day, someone famous will talk about it and make it well known. Then its value will skyrocket as well.

My thoughts exactly. Perhaps we should find ways to let Esperanto be known to big celebrities. Eventually one would have to take the bait, as I know many are very open-minded and tend to try to improve the world in various ways. Perhaps funding more orphanages like Bona Espero would be a first step.

I also imagine some kind of next-next generation MMORPG type game with global servers that promotes Esperanto as the "common" language.

kaŝperanto:

Alkanadi:

kaŝperanto:Perhaps if we acquire a great leader who exposes the language to the masses and makes it "cool" we would approach the fina venko. I could see it becoming attached to a popular TV show (like Dothraki from Game of Thrones) or movie (Elvish).

Esperanto is like bitcoin. Bitcoin was interesting and a bit nerdy, but once it got attention in the mainstream media and everyone started talking about it, then it its value skyrocketed. There are now ATMs for bitcoin. The same thing will happen with Esperanto. Eventually, one day, someone famous will talk about it and make it well known. Then its value will skyrocket as well.

My thoughts exactly. Perhaps we should find ways to let Esperanto be known to big celebrities. Eventually one would have to take the bait, as I know many are very open-minded and tend to try to improve the world in various ways. Perhaps funding more orphanages like Bona Espero would be a first step.

I also imagine some kind of next-next generation MMORPG type game with global servers that promotes Esperanto as the "common" language.

It's so cool to find, that I'm not the only one to have these kinds of thoughts.

If any international esperantists' organisation would promote Esperanto in popular culture and mass media around the globe, that'd be so great! Sure it's a very optimistic thought, but if such an organisation would write lyrics and compose music for currently known artists, then at first only one niche musician would accept it for their album, but next time it would be few of them, and then few having better recognition, so that eventually (years of lobbying) Esperanto would be recognisable and at least its existence a part of common knowledge. One thing is to wait for that MMORPG game to be miraculously created, and another would be to discuss with known writers or TV-series producers, who could implement Esperanto as that “universal language” in their works.

Does volunteers translating works of modern literature have got enough support of the Esperanto movement? What about voluntary cooperation with known youtubers to equip their videos with esperanto subtitles? Do artists creating their work originally in Esperanto have any support provided by UEA?

Funding orphanages is also a marvelous idea! How about Esperanto Humanitarian Organisation? What better way to fulfill zamenhofian dream of world peace, than by organising humanitarian aid under patronage of UEA?

What about lobbying for Esperanto in primary schools, as an introductory tool to learning foreign languages? Several studies have shown it's very useful. What does UEA or any other esperantists' organisation do about that? Tim Morley at “TEDxGranta” was talking about “Springboard to Languages” programme. Does it have any support?

Venu la fina venko!

nmcdejong:- How did you get into Esperanto in the first place?

I came accross a discussion on the internet that made me realize, that there are actually people speaking Esperanto. I got curious and started learning and then using it.

- Do you use the language outside of this website and Esperanto conferences?

I speak it with my loved ones and my friends. This website plays only a small role in my Esperanto life.

- What do you think the future holds for Esperanto? Will more people start speaking the language or will the Esperanto community stay roughly the same size?

I don't know. I think less people will learn and speak it, but those who do, will use it more intensely.

mbalicki:
If any international esperantists' organisation would promote Esperanto in popular culture and mass media around the globe, that'd be so great!

Here is an idea to throw out there. The next time there is an Esperanto conference, they could also organize a Tedx event in the same time and location.

Alkanadi:

mbalicki:If any international esperantists' organisation would promote Esperanto in popular culture and mass media around the globe, that'd be so great!

Here is an idea to throw out there. The next time there is an Esperanto conference, they could also organize a Tedx event in the same time and location.

So you throw out your ideas and expect others to do the work? That's not the way the Esperanto movement works. The Esperanto movement is not at all suffering lack of ideas, it is suffering lack of man power to put ideas into practice.

johmue:So you throw out your ideas and expect others to do the work? That's not the way the Esperanto movement works. The Esperanto movement is not at all suffering lack of ideas, it is suffering lack of man power to put ideas into practice.

That's right. It is easy to come up with ideas. It is hard to do the work. As per the saying, "The first to complain should be the first to volunteer"

But, sometimes it just nice to share ideas.

Alkanadi:

mbalicki:If any international esperantists' organisation would promote Esperanto in popular culture and mass media around the globe, that'd be so great!

Here is an idea to throw out there. The next time there is an Esperanto conference, they could also organize a Tedx event in the same time and location.

100a Universala Kongreso de Esperanto would be just perfect to host “TEDx”!…

johmue:So you throw out your ideas and expect others to do the work? That's not the way the Esperanto movement works. The Esperanto movement is not at all suffering lack of ideas, it is suffering lack of man power to put ideas into practice.

Well, of course it's not enough just to come up with ideas. Therefore, starting from the forthcoming academic year, I'm going to sign up to my local students' Esperanto club and work to make them come true.

johmue:

Alkanadi:

mbalicki:If any international esperantists' organisation would promote Esperanto in popular culture and mass media around the globe, that'd be so great!

Here is an idea to throw out there. The next time there is an Esperanto conference, they could also organize a Tedx event in the same time and location.

So you throw out your ideas and expect others to do the work? That's not the way the Esperanto movement works. The Esperanto movement is not at all suffering lack of ideas, it is suffering lack of man power to put ideas into practice.

I don't think that that's what was intended, and I definitely would rate ideas to be at least as important as manpower. All it takes is that one killer app...

kaŝperanto:I don't think that that's what was intended, and I definitely would rate ideas to be at least as important as manpower. All it takes is that one killer app...

Why can't I like (or +1, or favourite, or award a green star, or whatever) on this forum? It's so frustrating!

The thing is that there is no lack of ideas in the Esperanto movement, so it is pretty frustrating to people who are active in the movement that they are constantly, repeatedly asked "Why don't you do this and that? You should do this and that", by people who have ideas but are not interested in putting their ideas into effect. People are remarkably giving when it comes to the time of others!

Similar things happen when you pay someone to do work in Esperanto; people say "it should be done by volunteers to save the money" but those who say that are usually not willing to volunteer themselves. It actually gets really old, and when a team has an idea and tries to put a project together, getting enough people to help is frequently a problem. You would be shocked at how many large events are planned almost entirely by one or two people (though the "local committee" might be 8 or 10 people, the actual real work is often confined to only a couple of those).

My old Esperanto club in Boston invented a new pronoun to describe it. "Ǔi"; the definition, "ni sen mi", "'we' without 'me'".