Open Discussion Meetup - Change: Why We Fear It, Chase It, and Resist It

Topic: Change: Why We Fear It, Chase It, and Resist It

1. Do you generally fear change or seek it? Has that shifted throughout your life?
2. What’s a change that happened to you — not by your choice — that shaped who you are today?
3. Why do people stay in situations they don’t like, even when they want things to change?
4. How do you tell the difference between a change you truly need vs. a change you’re running toward to escape something?
5. When has routine felt comforting to you, and when has it felt suffocating?
6. What’s a moment when life changed suddenly and you had no control over it? How did you react?
7. Do you think people can truly reinvent themselves, or do we stay “mostly the same” underneath?
8. What’s one small change that had a surprisingly big impact on your life?
9. Do you feel life should be more predictable or more chaotic? How much control do you actually want?

🏛️ What is Pandemonium Salon?
Pandemonium Salon is a gathering where strangers sit down to explore a meaningful topic together — without algorithms, matching, or curated groups.

Just a random mix of people, open minds, and real conversation.
We believe chance encounters with people outside your bubble are one of the fastest ways to expand your perspective and reconnect with humanity.

Every meetup we choose a topic that’s down-to-earth and relevant. The goal isn’t to debate or lecture — it’s to listen, think, share, and explore different viewpoints and experiences.

📓 How it Works
- We start with quick introductions
- The host explains the topic and light guidelines
- We use a few “jump-off questions” to get started
- Conversation flows naturally from there — tangents welcome
A typical evening looks like this:
7:00–7:15 – Arrive, settle in, casual chatting
7:15–7:25 – Welcome, introductions, overview of topic
7:25–8:45 – Whole-table conversation
8:45–9:00 – Closing reflections + group photo (faces anonymized if needed)
After 9:00 – Optional hangout time

🤝 Who This Is For

• Anyone tired of small talk.
• Anyone feeling stuck in their daily or digital echo chamber.
• Anyone who likes deep, grounded, human conversation.
• Anyone open to hearing different perspectives.
• Anyone who wants to meet people without networking or dating pressure.

🚫 What This Is NOT

• Not dating
• Not networking
• Not therapy
• Not political arguing

🎯 What This IS
A simple human thing:
people talking honestly about the stuff they normally keep in their heads.