I think finding an activity or hobby you enjoy which has pockets of active communities is a good start. Maybe they have a meetup in a city near you, or maybe t

I think finding an activity or hobby you enjoy which has pockets of active communities is a good start. Maybe they have a meetup in a city near you, or maybe they have a forum online that discusses meetups. When I was first on IH, I proposed having a meetup in NYC, and a bunch of us made it happen. Perl programmers have had perlmonger groups that would get together for years as would computer hobbyists.