How to Promote a Conlang in Esperanto

Esperanto is set because there's a self-selecting community of people who have a share of characteristics beyond just speaking Esperanto. I remember talking with one of our local Esperantists, and he brought his girlfriend to a congreso. He said, listen, when you're at Esperanto conference, you should start off with the assumption that everyone you talk to is gay and vegetarian. So it might turn out not to be the case, and very often will not be the case,.