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To start with, Put contact info in your hacker news profile. Then when you say interesting things, folks who are a bit more shy can contact you directly. Also r
by zafka 11y ago
To start with, Put contact info in your hacker news profile.
Then when you say interesting things, folks who are a bit more shy can contact you directly. Also reach out to those who interest you. Who knows, some of these brilliant generalists might have time to chat.
- ljk 11y agohaving contacts online isn't really the same thing as a "friend", right?
- briantmaurer 11y agoFriendships don't materialize out of thin air, you have to start somewhere. If you would like to become friends with people on HN, posting contact info in your profile sounds like a good place to start.
- Lockyy 11y agoThere's no reason a single email can't turn into a solid long term friendship if things click. Some of my closest friends live across the country from me after meeting online.
- jessriedel 11y agoI met half a dozen very good IRL friends first through online discussion (though not on HN).
- hueving 11y agoThe thing about talking to people online is that you can use the medium to agree to meet up in person as well.
- JamilD 11y agoI found that going to talks and events to meet people can be extremely effective. I love living near a university, for example, to go to public colloquia and talks — you meet the most interesting people there, who often share the same interests as you. Going to a Papers We Love talk [0] can be a great opportunity as well. Of course, this is really only available to people who live in a large metropolis, particularily if you live in the Bay Area (if you're interested in science and technology in particular). [0] http://paperswelove.org http://paperswelove.org
- GrinningFool 11y agoSuch a simple thing, yet it hadn't occurred to me. Thanks for mentioning it.