> You meet more of a person saying "hi" to their face than you do after months of reading their posts online. Yes, but that don't stop you from reaching out an

> You meet more of a person saying "hi" to their face than you do after months of reading their posts online. Yes, but that don't stop you from reaching out and saying "hi". I am (mainly) a front-end developper, and I occasionally send emails to the developper of product or websites that I love and simply offer to help them out. I don't work for free, but what I am doing isn't working. It's sharing knowledge. I would email "Hi there! I love your product! I noticed that your X isn't working correctly... did you try Y solution? I had the same problem a while back." Sometime, this email is ignored. Sometime, a developper end up reading it. Sometime, it's some guy who is passionate about his product but has no idea what code even is. Yes, the internet is turning into a mall. That doesn't stop you from becoming friend with the managers of the store next to yours.