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Re: Ask HN: Where have you found community outside of work?

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Post by PestoDiRucola »

surume wrote: post #487

Religion. You automatically have something in common, and religious people are usually of a high quality because they live for something more than just themselves, as opposed to secular people. Of course, there are terrible, and I mean truly terrible, people in religious communities, and you should identify them and then stay the hell away from them. But the good ones are REALLY good. As an added bonus, you get to gr…

> and religious people are usually of a high quality because they live for something more than just themselves, as opposed to secular people

I'd say it's the opposite, but that's just me.

Re: Ask HN: Where have you found community outside of work?

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Post by pbrw »

surume wrote: post #487

Religion. You automatically have something in common, and religious people are usually of a high quality because they live for something more than just themselves, as opposed to secular people. Of course, there are terrible, and I mean truly terrible, people in religious communities, and you should identify them and then stay the hell away from them. But the good ones are REALLY good. As an added bonus, you get to gr…

I second this. Going to "academic catholic community" 6 years ago was one of the best decisions in my life honestly. We formed a group of closed friends there. Now we celebrate together birthdays, Christmas, etc. These are the people who help you when you are lost in the middle of nowhere (also metaphorically). Interestingly, not all of us are "believers" right now but it does not affect our bonds.

Of course, I met some crazy people in that community but with sufficiently large group you can find good guys and bad guys everywhere. You can find religious groups which don't force you to do anything. They may even value a philosophical questioning and discussion.

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Post by pbrw »

Church again.

Going to "academic catholic community" 6 years ago was one of the best decisions in my life honestly. We formed a group of closed friends there. Now we celebrate together birthdays, Christmas, etc. These are the people who help you when you are lost in the middle of nowhere (also metaphorically). Interestingly, not all of us are "believers" right now but it does not affect our bonds.

Of course, I met some crazy people in that community but with sufficiently large group you can find good guys and bad guys everywhere. You can find religious groups which don't force you to do anything. They may even value a philosophical questioning and discussion.

Re: Ask HN: Where have you found community outside of work?

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Post by larsrc »

Meetup is pretty active around here, with many things for various interests. A good starting point.

Me, I have found Belegarth and other variations of foam swordfighting to have great communities.

If Habitat For Humanity were active in Germany the way they are in the US, I would certainly volunteer there.

Re: Ask HN: Where have you found community outside of work?

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Post by SaintGhurka »

MichaelNolan wrote: post #351
SaintGhurka wrote: post #208

I joined the Texas State Guard and found a lasting connection with my group. When I'm there I feel like I'm with family. About half the states have a state guard. The organizational structure is military-ish, but we don't have weapons. We wear essentially the same uniform as the national guard, and sometimes work with them, but it's not related to the national guard except that we both report to the governor. The dif…

> When I joined they needed programmers. How did that work? Unless there is a deployment, the schedule is one weekend a month right? What kind of tech work were you able to do in that timeframe? You mentioned working in a shelter as well during Harvey. How often were you called into service? It looks likes the number of whether related missions has increased in recent years - https://tmd.texas.gov/texas-state-guard-m…

> Unless there is a deployment, the schedule is one weekend a month right?

Yes and no. I do a lot of work at home. I mostly work on our home-grown software that manages the organization (recruiting and personnel management).

> How often were you called into service?

In 6 years I've been called out by the governor twice on big missions (1 hurricane and 1 freeze). But I've also had a handful of other deployments that were more like "we need a volunteer to come to HQ for a week". I once got "deployed" for 2 days to drive some computers from Austin down to the border. I try to take those tasks occasionally if my job can spare me.

The drill weekends are unpaid, but you get paid for any deployment. All deployments are voluntary, but you are expected to be available if a big disaster strikes.

> I just moved to Austin

Headquarters is at Camp Mabry in Austin. Building 32.

Re: Ask HN: Where have you found community outside of work?

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Post by comprev »

I used to race mountain bikes and the community was strong - both online and on the race track!

These days I've made friends in the car community (Audi Owners Club, TT Owners Club) who I occasionally meet in person around the country. Also got to know people via local cafes, hiking groups, and going out solo for nights out!

It's taken nearly 3 years to feel sufficiently settled enough to consider buying a house in the area. I live alone with no partner/kids so kind of _have_ to make an effort socially to avoid total isolation.

Re: Ask HN: Where have you found community outside of work?

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Post by orliesaurus »

caxco93 wrote: post #288
orliesaurus wrote: post #274

I run a Discord with my friend (@moconinja) for people in tech who want to play videogames at night and chill. We don't like drinking at bars so we built it. So far we have about 10 people, mostly are from Austin, TX but there're also others from all over the US. If you're interested, apply here - I will personally review your application and reach out :) [1]

I'm interested. I think you forgot the link? :D

https://jointhirdshift.com/

Re: Ask HN: Where have you found community outside of work?

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Post by orliesaurus »

thinkxl wrote: post #363
orliesaurus wrote: post #274

I run a Discord with my friend (@moconinja) for people in tech who want to play videogames at night and chill. We don't like drinking at bars so we built it. So far we have about 10 people, mostly are from Austin, TX but there're also others from all over the US. If you're interested, apply here - I will personally review your application and reach out :) [1]

howdy from HTX. I'm interested!

https://jointhirdshift.com/
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