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Manfred comments on Open thread, Mar. 2 - Mar. 8, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Manfred 07 March 2015 05:19:22AM *  1 point [-]

I've met some friends swing dancing, so consider it somewhat recommended.

I don't know where you are, but you could try starting a local LW meetup group, that sometimes works for me.

I don't know what your housing situation is, but if it's currently not contributing to your social life, consider moving into a group house either of people you'd like to get closer with, or with some selection process that makes them likely to be compatible with you.

Comment author: btrettel 08 March 2015 09:09:17PM 0 points [-]

Thanks for the comment.

We already have a local LW meetup, and many of my local friends I've met through there. It's a small but highly appreciated group.

The group house idea is excellent. I have read of a number of houses in the area targeting people with certain lifestyles (vegan, recovering alcoholics, etc.) but I never looked that closely into them. Nor have I considered looking for a group house that might not have explicit goals but be composed of people I'd find interesting. I'll take a closer look.