Re:Ask HN: Have IRL tech meetups rebounded in your area?
by cableshaft on Thursday March 16, 2023 @02:13AM
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Non-tech meetups have definitely rebounded.
Tech meetups still seem to be mostly Zoom. In particular there was a local company that hosted an OpenHack night once a month where you could just bring your computer and hang out and work on your personal projects and/or chat with other people there. It got about 20-30 people there usually, provided pizza, and you could bring alcohol if you wanted.
It stopped entirely (not even Zoom) when the pandemic started, and it still hasn't come back yet. I miss it. :/
On the other hand, with most of these being Zoom, I'm able to attend more of them, as I can attend some that aren't even hosted in my state.
Tech meetups still seem to be mostly Zoom. In particular there was a local company that hosted an OpenHack night once a month where you could just bring your computer and hang out and work on your personal projects and/or chat with other people there. It got about 20-30 people there usually, provided pizza, and you could bring alcohol if you wanted.
It stopped entirely (not even Zoom) when the pandemic started, and it still hasn't come back yet. I miss it. :/
On the other hand, with most of these being Zoom, I'm able to attend more of them, as I can attend some that aren't even hosted in my state.