Hacker News Reader

Facebook required so you know my interests? Facebook doesn't know my interests.

Or...unfortunately maybe facebook does know my interests but not because I've deliberately divulged them. In any case, it would be much better to ask me directly.

For friend-making through common interests I use meetup.com

View on HN

Has it worked well for you? Do you like going to activities already scheduled or do you think there is value in having people found for specifically you?

I think the big advantage of meetup is a lower "creepy factor". If I'm going to a scheduled, planned event to do something specific then that has natural boundaries - and then often a subset will go to the pub afterwards where things get a bit more informal, but you're under no pressure if you don't want to. I do like this idea because making new friends is hard, but I'm worried meeting people who have been "matched" with me would turn awkward.

Love to get your thoughts on our about page. Does this make it seem less creepy? We want to de-creepyify this as much as possible!

Reply on news.ycombinator.com