More than 4 years ago, I got my first job as a web developer where I found a lot of friends that I could talk to about tech, startups, programming, etc. I call those friends "tech friends". At the time we were working in an office but after some time, the company went fully remote and I decided to move back to my hometown and work from there.
As the years passed, the company structure gradually changed, people left and at some point, I realized I had slowly grown apart from and lost touch with my original and only tech friends. I also wasn’t able to replicate those connections with my ever-changing remote colleagues.
A few months ago, I decided that I'd take a break from 9-5 due to a deep burnout and recently I realized something. Now that I’m not employed and don’t have colleagues, I’ve lost my only outlet to talk about tech and that really hurts.
My hometown doesn't have a tech scene so I decided to try building friendships online, particularly on X but I'm open to other platforms. I've heard many people say that they've met friends online but I've never been in that position and I'm not sure how to go about it.
On X, I'm giving people genuine compliments, I try to interact with them, but I don't know how to actually progress from there and try to form a connection.
Should I try joining some communities, doing some hackatons, messaging people directly, etc.?
Any direct or indirect tips would be helpful, thank you!
P.S. If you're interested, I’d be happy to make some new friends! Message me on X: https://x.com/genkoph