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Re: To HN: Looking for people to talk to...

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Post by vikas5678 »

mark-t wrote: post #8
markbao wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You should try #startups, about 30 members on average.

I realize this is a somewhat unpopular thing to say here, but I don't care about startups. I have little interest in being in a channel where that's the only thing people talk about. I'm here for the general tech news.

The conversations on #startups are not always about startups at all, its just a bunch of people interested in startups hanging around, talking about all kinds of random stuff of interest to hackers in general.

Re: To HN: Looking for people to talk to...

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Post by erickhill »

There is a strangely sad yet intensely kind message inside this post. . . so unlike anything I've ever seen in a forum like this. Not sure why it compelled me to write this comment, but it did.

I'm very happy to see the community rise around you here. HN has got to be one of the best communities out there.

Be sure to reach out to your fellow human beings in person, if you can. Massive colleges/universities can seem cold and distant for many. If feasible, I would recommend transferring to a good smaller college, esp. a Liberal Arts college. You can make friends for life at the smaller institutions. That being said, I have no idea what your interests are so take my advice with a massive boulder of salt.

Take care, Steven.

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Post by DTrejo »

erickhill wrote: post #13

There is a strangely sad yet intensely kind message inside this post. . . so unlike anything I've ever seen in a forum like this. Not sure why it compelled me to write this comment, but it did. I'm very happy to see the community rise around you here. HN has got to be one of the best communities out there. Be sure to reach out to your fellow human beings in person, if you can. Massive colleges/universities can seem c…

I would love it if there were a college specific channel for users. It would be easy to know who else is part of the community at one's college--and maybe meet with them.

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Post by stevenboudreau »

erickhill wrote: post #13

There is a strangely sad yet intensely kind message inside this post. . . so unlike anything I've ever seen in a forum like this. Not sure why it compelled me to write this comment, but it did. I'm very happy to see the community rise around you here. HN has got to be one of the best communities out there. Be sure to reach out to your fellow human beings in person, if you can. Massive colleges/universities can seem c…

Ironically, I go to a small Liberal Arts college. I think my experiences can happen anywhere. It's tough being a kid these days, making friends, and more importantly, keeping friends.

I appreciate your comments, as well as everyone else's, very much! Thank you.

Re: To HN: Looking for people to talk to...

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Post by maximilian »

Finding friends is such an odd thing. In college I had a million freshman year, but it seemed that every year the number dwindled, but those remaining were that much better. Now I'm in grad school and I only have like 3 friends, and I'm totally unsure as to how I would make more? I don't understand how people moving to new places make any at all.

I'm also going to a school now that is more of a commuter school, so nobody lives close by. I honestly think that if people lived close to school, then everybody would have more friends.

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