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Re:Ask HN: Anyone up for drinks tomorrow (Friday) night in SF? on Friday February 22, 2013 @02:50PM (#5266314)
We can do round 2.0 next Friday :)
Re:Ask HN: Anyone up for drinks tomorrow (Friday) night in SF? on Friday February 22, 2013 @02:49PM (#5266310)
Yes! LMK if you'd like to join.
Re:Ask HN: Anyone up for drinks tomorrow (Friday) night in SF? on Friday February 22, 2013 @12:49AM (#5262953)
Here's an upvote :)
Re:Ask HN: Anyone up for drinks tomorrow (Friday) night in SF? on Friday February 22, 2013 @12:49AM (#5262952)
Cool; will edit the post with a list attendees
There are sub-reddits like r4r or SFr4r but I've heard (from other redditors) that many get freaked out at the last minute on meeting strangers from the internets.

The problem I've noticed is the lack of re-engagement after initially meeting people face-to-face.

There are sites like letslunch but many 1) don't have the luxury to do >=1 hour lunch or 2) don't work in the city

The point is to go out and meet (new) people physically and take a break from the online world.

Ask HN: Why is it so hard to make good friendships in the Bay Area?

Not sure if it's just me or others have observed/experienced the same.Just like many, I want to expand my friend circle beyond the typical high-school/college and work folks.Am I doing it wrong? I usually meet really good people at meetups etc., present myself well, but either they get super busy on weekdays or lazy/shy to follow-up. Basically, they just end up being flaky even after exchanging...

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