"I don't know if such a proposed survey would yield statistically or
philosophically useful information.  I just think it might be a means of
getting at whether there are people in existence who think that free
experiences are of little or no value."

  David,
        I am but an "N" of one. But 20 years of doing events free and not have
brought me to the point I don't do free events. I can not say that those
who attend the free events don't value the experience. I can say that
there is a significant difference between paying and non-paying
audiences. Their expectations and attitudes are literally opposite each
other.
        As I say, I can't say the non pay don't value the event, I can say for
the most part they are looking to be entertained, not educated. While
paying audiences expect to learn something.
        Each values the event, as they came out to it and spent time they could
have spent elsewhere. Just different values.
        If that helps any
                                Tw

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