Is Esperanto a common language to know?

How many 'native' speakers of EO? (~2000)

Why is the Soros family one of the prominent faces of native Esperanto speakers?

Esperanto is a language supposed to be a universal 2nd language (Marxist) designed to unite mankind. This idea of a common language is not new, but is held by some very powerful people. Do they have something in common?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Esperanto_speakers

Should we start learning?

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Any international orgs we can dig into? They have a 'passport' system with Esperanto speaking homes to host you. Wonder who runs them, if they're all just good-hearted community builders/