Having friends seems more or less like a prerequisite, I’m also not confident about my ability to lead a group like that. It might be a good long-term goal.
LW meetups don’t have to be large or formal events. See Starting a Less Wrong meetup is easy. You could even write in the meetup post that it’s going to be highly informal, to set expectations.
Having friends seems more or less like a prerequisite
Nope!
my ability to lead a group like that
If you can send emails to people saying “There will be a meetup on X day, with Y activity,” you’re most of the way there.
Seriously. If there’s anyone in a 100-mile radius who is interested in meetups, making them happen is not hard, and in fact is probably easier than many other social activities. You could make a post on LW to gauge interest in your geographic area :)
Having friends seems more or less like a prerequisite, I’m also not confident about my ability to lead a group like that. It might be a good long-term goal.
LW meetups don’t have to be large or formal events. See Starting a Less Wrong meetup is easy. You could even write in the meetup post that it’s going to be highly informal, to set expectations.
Nope!
If you can send emails to people saying “There will be a meetup on X day, with Y activity,” you’re most of the way there. Seriously. If there’s anyone in a 100-mile radius who is interested in meetups, making them happen is not hard, and in fact is probably easier than many other social activities. You could make a post on LW to gauge interest in your geographic area :)