Sep 4, 2021 at 8:42pm UTC
Real life meet up. Who would want to? What would we do? Obstacles to doing so. 🗡
Sep 4, 2021 at 9:43pm UTC
I am a professional hermit. I won't say nay to those who have a desire to get together.
As bad ideas goes a meat world meet up is somewhere way down at the bottom of the list.
Government strangulation of freedoms is a definite obstacle.
Sep 4, 2021 at 10:20pm UTC
It would be fun, but sounds expensive. And I'm currently not in a position to spend much cash.
Also, only a few of us are geographically close.
I think I'm actually closest to you, zapshe , IIRC...
Sep 4, 2021 at 10:25pm UTC
Expenses, distance, yea.
Lots of people in different countries, like Helios ;(
You are the closest the person that I know of. Maybe in a some years we'll all be in better positions to make it happen.
Sep 5, 2021 at 12:20am UTC
its not a bad idea, but its an impractical one.
Travel is a massive hardship for me, so its unlikely I would make it if it were outside a day trip. International travel is surely a pain for most people.
Sep 5, 2021 at 1:54am UTC
And the risk that the other user is not a real person; aka traffic generator.
Sep 5, 2021 at 2:23am UTC
LOL, from helios 's POV, we're in a different country.
Sep 5, 2021 at 2:33am UTC
Lmao! Imagine finding out that Helios is a bot with an elaborate backstory.
Sep 5, 2021 at 2:39am UTC
Lmao! Imagine finding out that zapshe is a bot with an elaborate backstory.
Sep 5, 2021 at 2:41am UTC
Lmao! Imagine finding out that TheIdeasMan is actually a real person pretending to be a bot with an elaborate backstory.
Sep 5, 2021 at 5:14am UTC
Meeting in real could be expensive, a virtual video conference over skype or something like that would be better.
Sep 5, 2021 at 6:35am UTC
That would work too, but idk. Something about giving you all overly enthusiastic pats on the back is nice. I would just leave after doing that.
Sep 5, 2021 at 8:47am UTC
I just did a quick check. It seems a round trip to, say, NYC would cost me at least 4 months worth of wages.To say that it'd be a pain is an understatement. If I'm going anywhere I'm not coming back.
I don't know about all you guys, but in the last 18 months I've had enough virtual meetings to last me a lifetime.