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It's a decent idea but this is not the way to solve it. Think about how many people you met during your college experience? It was easily hundreds. Out of that

by ASpring 11y ago

It's a decent idea but this is not the way to solve it. Think about how many people you met during your college experience? It was easily hundreds. Out of that you came away with many friends but likely only a few really great friends. I don't think simply introducing 6 random people will even result in 1 successful friendship on average. I've spent a lot of time thinking about this and recently won a chunk of money at a hackathon with an idea in this space. Ping me if you want to talk more.

baron816 11y ago
I made all of my friend from the groups of people I had to spend the most time with. I didn't become close with all those other people in college because I didn't have a lot of access to them. When you were a child, all your friends with were just random kids from your school district, right? They stopped being random because you spent enough time with them to get to know them, and the only good way you can really do that is if they live close enough to you to see them often. I'd definitely love to hear about your approach and any other feedback. How can I contact you?
- aidenn0 11y ago
  > I made all of my friend from the groups of people I had to spend the most time with As did I, but perhaps those people were in the same major or the same club as you rather than just 20 random people? Furthermore, the club I was most active in had about 20 people, but I really only spent time outside of club activities with 3 or 4 of them, so to replicate this you need 20+ people that share a common interest, that are forced to be together as a prerequisite for engaging in that interest. I'm not sure Krewe provides that.
  - baron816 11y ago
    People always ask me about interests, and I always say that I don't think they're as important as you might imagine. If everyone lives in the same neighborhood, then they already have something in common. People's differences can be just as likely to bring people together as their similarities. The best conversation topics are going to be about what's going on in your life, or about a funny experience you once had. Plus, you can influence each other over time and come up with new shared interests. I can go into this a lot more, but it'll likely need to take up another blog post. Krewe will let you meet 20+ people over time. It starts at 6 because that's a comfortable size (you can go into it knowing everyone's names, sit at a booth in a bar, and have a group conversation). Most mature adults can easily get along with anyone. Eventually you'll find the people you really connect with.
    - aidenn0 11y ago
      Perhaps what I said wasn't clear. If you want to major in Physics, you'll encounter a lot of physics majors from the same year as you over and over again, regardless of your desire to do so. If you join the chess club, you'll encounter a lot of chess club members over and over again. In both cases you are being forced to spend time with these people, regardless of your desire to. Some of those people will rub you the wrong way, others you will start to hang out with outside of the initial context you met them in.

by ASpring 11y ago

baron816 11y ago

I made all of my friend from the groups of people I had to spend the most time with. I didn't become close with all those other people in college because I didn't have a lot of access to them. When you were a child, all your friends with were just random kids from your school district, right? They stopped being random because you spent enough time with them to get to know them, and the only good way you can really do that is if they live close enough to you to see them often. I'd definitely love to hear about your approach and any other feedback. How can I contact you?

aidenn0 11y ago
> I made all of my friend from the groups of people I had to spend the most time with As did I, but perhaps those people were in the same major or the same club as you rather than just 20 random people? Furthermore, the club I was most active in had about 20 people, but I really only spent time outside of club activities with 3 or 4 of them, so to replicate this you need 20+ people that share a common interest, that are forced to be together as a prerequisite for engaging in that interest. I'm not sure Krewe provides that.
- baron816 11y ago
  People always ask me about interests, and I always say that I don't think they're as important as you might imagine. If everyone lives in the same neighborhood, then they already have something in common. People's differences can be just as likely to bring people together as their similarities. The best conversation topics are going to be about what's going on in your life, or about a funny experience you once had. Plus, you can influence each other over time and come up with new shared interests. I can go into this a lot more, but it'll likely need to take up another blog post. Krewe will let you meet 20+ people over time. It starts at 6 because that's a comfortable size (you can go into it knowing everyone's names, sit at a booth in a bar, and have a group conversation). Most mature adults can easily get along with anyone. Eventually you'll find the people you really connect with.
  - aidenn0 11y ago
    Perhaps what I said wasn't clear. If you want to major in Physics, you'll encounter a lot of physics majors from the same year as you over and over again, regardless of your desire to do so. If you join the chess club, you'll encounter a lot of chess club members over and over again. In both cases you are being forced to spend time with these people, regardless of your desire to. Some of those people will rub you the wrong way, others you will start to hang out with outside of the initial context you met them in.