I'm a nerdy disabled introvert(ish) so I don't really get out much; most of the people I'm friends with I met online, or through people I met online. I spend way too much of my time on social media, as well as online games such as MMOs. I also get lots of pleasant casual chitchat with people just for walking around with the dog.
I think "follow your interests" are words to live by. You're going to be happier being friends with people who like the same things. Before I was disabled I really adored going to tech groups, for instance; I'm not really up to it anymore or I would still go. I sampled several different kinds and settled on the ones that I liked. Just going out to see cultural events or whatever is good, too.
Online, I'm finding a pleasant amount of people-discovery on Diaspora; something about social media seems to make it easier to bump into people. I don't know that it's as good as Dreamwidth security-wise, but it doesn't have to be if you don't write anything too private there.
I've stumbled into good forums just by web-searching for a niche interest, too. And of course there's user discovery via communities and other people's friends lists here. Someone else's posts can be a place to get to meet someone through their comments and yours.
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ninetydegrees
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on 2011-08-28 03:33 (UTC)I think "follow your interests" are words to live by. You're going to be happier being friends with people who like the same things. Before I was disabled I really adored going to tech groups, for instance; I'm not really up to it anymore or I would still go. I sampled several different kinds and settled on the ones that I liked. Just going out to see cultural events or whatever is good, too.
Online, I'm finding a pleasant amount of people-discovery on Diaspora; something about social media seems to make it easier to bump into people. I don't know that it's as good as Dreamwidth security-wise, but it doesn't have to be if you don't write anything too private there.
I've stumbled into good forums just by web-searching for a niche interest, too. And of course there's user discovery via communities and other people's friends lists here. Someone else's posts can be a place to get to meet someone through their comments and yours.