I found some old and inactive meetup and eventbrite groups but are there any in person? I went to a hackathon event before covid that was incredible and I was hoping similar "energy" still existed.
Ask HN: Does Hacker News still do in person meet ups?
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#2I have not visited any hackathon since late 2019, I so miss that events. I would like to visit some offline event for HN crowd.
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#3I’m not aware of any events that successfully capture what HN is. If you want to make contacts, go to YC startup events and meet people. The smartest and most talented people aren’t usually wasting their time with general catch-all tech events. They’re on a mission and aim to meet people who can genuinely help them accomplish it.
I’m not spitting at hackathon type events, but let’s be real — they target recent grads.
I’d love to be proven wrong on this, because I’d promptly attend the events that I don’t believe exist.
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#4There used to be bimonthly socials in SF that didn't have any particular focus, they were just an excuse for to hang out (and sometimes acquire a hangover).
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#5I’m not aware of any events that successfully capture what HN is. If you want to make contacts, go to YC startup events and meet people. The smartest and most talented people aren’t usually wasting their time with general catch-all tech events. They’re on a mission and aim to meet people who can genuinely help them accomplish it. I’m not spitting at hackathon type events, but let’s be real — they target recent grads.…
I wish I could attend an event like the YC event but I dont live in NorCal.
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#6Someone should make a global map with a web app that you can place a search engine protected email address on + GPS location - to contact in case of desire to grab a coffee over locale-focused startup & tech convos. Boom.
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#7It does if you want it to. These have always been privately organized. If you set one up in Chicagoland, let me know.
Re: Ask HN: Does Hacker News still do in person meet ups?
#8I’m not aware of any events that successfully capture what HN is. If you want to make contacts, go to YC startup events and meet people. The smartest and most talented people aren’t usually wasting their time with general catch-all tech events. They’re on a mission and aim to meet people who can genuinely help them accomplish it. I’m not spitting at hackathon type events, but let’s be real — they target recent grads.…
I’d suggest looking into rationalist/effective altruism meetups. As far as professional interests and demographics, its hard to imagine another niche group with more overlap - naturally both seem born out of SF
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#9I have seen a post about meetup in India a few days ago but sadly, they used whatsapp for coordination so I didn't join. Wonder what happened to that?
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#10I would NOT want to meet anyone from here tbh. I fear what people write here are how they are in real life.
Not saying they are bad people just from the bad takes and endless pedantic arguments are something I would quickly grow tired in a spoken conversation.
You can skip over paragraphs but in real life you can't.