> you happen to live in a place where you don't have such venues like you mention This is a topic which I am currently experiencing and thinking a lot about.

> you happen to live in a place where you don't have such venues like you mention This is a topic which I am currently experiencing and thinking a lot about. For those who truly cannot be in lively areas, technology can provide at least some level of connection to the rest of humanity. But I realize now that living location choice can make an enormous difference on quality of life just based on the availability of good social options. And as a techie who has lived most of my life behind a computer, I have recently discovered that real life is much, much more rewarding - if you're in an area where people are not just boxed up in their own homes every night from 6pm+.