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a diamond in the rough; caring for all humans #humanresources; the bus came by and I got on, thatโs when it all began #forevergrateful
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Joined July 2013
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To everyone shitting on the SF tech bros for "inventing friendship from first principals": have you actually tried making new friends as an adult?
Real friends. Not acquaintances. Not hookups. Not โwe should grab coffee sometime.โ
Iโve built community online and offline for years. Big ones. Small ones. Weekly ones.
If each person who *regularly* comes to my events *in my town* invited me to just ONE event per year, I'd have something to do 3 days a week.
But they don't.
Because almost no one wants to consistently host, plan, invite, and follow through. Everyone wants to keep their options open. Everyone wants to keep it simple.
And yet. There are some people who truly want to make new friends where they live (not just in SF, LA & NYC).
The advice to "just meet people at the bar" or "talk to people at the gym" is lazy.
Being in public is not the same as being open to connection.
Maybe the guy sitting at the bar just got laid off. The cute lady at the gym has her headphones blasting.
Churches & golf clubs do this well (owning real estate helps).
But not everyone is religious. And not everyone plays golf. But a lot of people are hungry for belonging.
Thatโs why these products are working and the market opportunity is so big.
The next era of community apps wonโt be optimized for more screen time.
Theyโll be optimized for getting people off their phones and back into real life.
Thatโs why these products are working. And I love to see it.
These kids played The Grateful Dead at their talent show. According to the comments they were in 8th grade. Maybe the kids will be alright.
@Jason Hunter. Dressed up as a dancing bear for Halloween!
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@barstoolsports Wow, this article was fantastic! Been on the bus for over 35 years and you nailed it. Grateful โค๏ธโก๏ธ๐
@dezgoldie My dad did this his entire life. He always said it was in case his car didnโt start, it would be easier for someone to give him a jump!
@ry_storm That was awesome
@ry_storm No, itโs not. Donโt get me wrong , huge fan, but itโs not.
@Andrew_Duddy That Rockdale was one forโฆ ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
@SamBoShows You forgot about BMFS but heโs also on a month break so Iโll give you a pass here โญ๏ธ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค ๐ฆ๐งโโ๏ธ๐ชฟโค๏ธ
That FLUFFHEAD though ๐ฅ๐ โญ๏ธโค๏ธ
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Love it! BMFS - the gift that keeps on giving! ๐ค ๐โฅ๏ธ๐ฅ
The official music video for Stratosphere Blues / I Believe In You โ out now on YouTube. ๐ช
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