Would you rather have have 150 $ETH or dinner with Vitalik? 
Of course, I will choose $150 worth in ETH than to dinner with Vitalik. I do not know Vitalik and he does not know me, but I know Ethereum so I choose Ethereum 
With $150 worth in ETH, I can invite many family members and friends to join me at dinner time to talk about many things.
If that is just dinner with Vitalik and not have any deal, that will not be worth it for me as we have a different view about many things.