I also started a series of gravel bicycle races. Sometimes starting something you love is a great way to gather like minded people.
Ask HN: Where have you found community outside of work?
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#312Folk music. I've been playing Irish traditional music as a hobby for years and it has always been an excellent gateway to making friends with like-minded people. Pursuing a hobby seriously and finding others who are also into said hobby is a great way to make meaningful connections with others.
Do you, by chance, work at Cowboy Feng's Spacebar and Grille? If so, I'd recommend sticking close to it.
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#313The gym
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#314Dog park. We take our furry friends twice a day, see the same group of people (and dogs) plus new people (and dogs) quite often. Get outdoors, play with dogs, chat with friends and strangers. And pet plenty of cool dogs.
People that go to dog parks are generally pretty nice, around here at least.
I help out by cleaning up the park, too. That's one part of my life that I can make a little less poopie with minimal effort.
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#315Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's sad that modern American yards are so unfriendly to sitting in your front yard, but that can be easily fixed, even within the boundaries of over-zealous HOAs or towns. Just make a cute little "gate" (it doesn't even need the gate) with flowers at the end of the walkway near the sidewalk, and add in a table and some chairs (or move them out when you go to sit). Being at the sidewalk vs being 20-40 feet away on a…
I agree. In my opinion, it's another manifestation of individualism promoted by the capitalist system in the US - in urban design, in this case. Another commenter pointed out how they only see their neighbour when they both walk to or from their car at the same time. It sounds sad to me, but some might prefer it that way.
It’s mostly just fashion, no need to read into it so much with your own personal biases. Although it can serve a purpose if your house is on a busy road. It’s quieter the further you are from traffic.
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#316Volunteering. And before you brush it out skeptically, like "oh yeah right, those people", it really doesn't have to be anything you don't care about. I volunteer at a boat house on the city lake nearby, just putting kids on pedal boats and kayaks. I don't even call it volunteering, I just love kayaks and water. It's amazing how your perspective of time and people and service shifts, when you spend some time being "i…
I think volunteering gets brushed off because in many places it is just a pure scam. The organizations collect money and then charge volunteers exorbitant sums for the privilege of working for free. I looked at volunteering about 15 years ago and from what I saw then, I have never entertained the thought again.
>The organizations collect money and then charge volunteers exorbitant sums for the privilege of working for free.
Huh, they charge volunteers to work for free? Why would anyone ever do that?
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#317Reading the comments, I notice a lot of posters seek out tech communities. While I get why a nerd would want to do that, I have a different tendency. Most of my outside-of-work activities are actually not tech related. Sure, I have a bunch of private projects to work on, but I usually do that in single player mode. I picked up a number of "also working in tech" friends over time, and going out with them is still fun…
Out of curiosity, what are your outside of work activities?
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You would love my next door neighbors. They moved in the same week we did 2 years ago. We saw them when they first drove up and enters their garage (middle age couple). Since then, nobody has ever seen them. They never have lights on in their house at night. They never answer their door. They never open their garage and drive away. They never have packages or anything else delivered. They only way we know they are st…
Where does the trash come from?
Brought in through underground tunnels .
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#319Church
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#320Earlier quoted context omitted.
I agree. In my opinion, it's another manifestation of individualism promoted by the capitalist system in the US - in urban design, in this case. Another commenter pointed out how they only see their neighbour when they both walk to or from their car at the same time. It sounds sad to me, but some might prefer it that way.
It’s mostly just fashion, no need to read into it so much with your own personal biases. Although it can serve a purpose if your house is on a busy road. It’s quieter the further you are from traffic.
Setbacks are often required but there’s quite a bit you can do even with that. Front yard barbecues are great!