My local gaming group has a number of people who have found community amongst our members. We advertise on our Facebook page so check for a group near you.
Ask HN: Where have you found community outside of work?
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#122 places:
1. family and extended family. Not everyone, but some are great.
2. Communities based on your hobbies or passions; for example, I ride motorcycles and I built a small team that go on tours across Europe and I am in progress to do the same for adventure/offroad bike tours. You can do many others, from hiking or fishing or dancing to flying sports planes, depending on what you love and what you can afford.
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#13I run community events for tech interest communities (AICamp, MLOps Community)
It's work related, but not directly
Outside of that, I don't really have much of a community. I sometimes go to local meetup groups for fun. However, I feel like these are usually a waste of time ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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#14jiujitsu though competition gets a little toxic and filled with egos, friday night magic and mtg in general was fun for a bit until i realized how much of a cash sink it is. skateboarding, snowboarding and to some extent surfing, thats more of a loner thing. bowls at the skatepark are usually fun, social and laid back.
BJJ (Brazilian jiu-jitsu) seems to be getting really popular in tech. Among others Mark Zuckerberg participated in a BJJ tournament very recently. BJJ seems to have the highest concentration of tech workers among any sports I did. Beyond the initial impression, it's very intellectual sport - "chess with your body".
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#15Gardening/permaculture communities. Also, my kids preschool parents, its small, at least 80% of the parents are immigrants with another language other than English. We all share similar values and the struggles of learning the language. Before that mountaineering and Linux User Group where the places to have good friends.
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#16Intermural sports teams - highly recommend.
At the right gym you'll also find community.
Separately just being a regular at a bar is a very good way to get to know people, again you need to find the right spot.
I'm not religious but I know many people who find community there. Other places I've seen friends have success are gaming guilds/circles and fraternities (Mason lodges, etc.)
Speaking of which I grow my friend circle by meeting friends of friends and then developing my own first order friendships with them.
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#17Open source. I recently started getting back into submitting patches and hanging out on irc/matrix/discord. I think a lot of the advice like "join the church" or "do an activity" are lost on chronically online people like myself. For us, it should be "find an online community that makes you challenge yourself to improve", but it's hard to articulate that.
I contribute to open source myself, and I agree that it is a good way to socialize and belong to a community.
I just don't think someone should live 100% online. Having real life and strong relationships is pretty valuable, also for your mental health.
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#18Hackerspaces!
Check this list [0], maybe there is one close to you – and if you by any chance live in Oslo – swing by Hackeriet [1].
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#19Raves, particularly ones that are designed to be “transformative” like Lightning in a Bottle in California.
Music festivals with camping are magical ways to build community and inspire yourself around other like minded and curious people. I never attended these events until a near death experience prioritized my love of dancing in my early 30. Now nearly 10 years later I'm even more convinced this is the way.
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#20Square dancing and running. Both have been wonderful for developing connections and lasting friendships — in fact, I met my wife square dancing, although that wasn’t my intention.
I wasn’t athletic before I started running and I wasn’t a dancer before I started square dancing, so I think an important aspect is stepping out of your comfort zone yo try something new.