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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 8 Sep 2018
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    The idea of picking your favorite books from among those stocked in a small town library or bookstore sounds ludicrous today, now that everyone basically has access to a big chunk of entire world’s book catalog. But we’re still kinda expected to pick out friends that way. 🤔

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      1. Herb Credulity‏ @datthewmao 8 Sep 2018
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        Consistent (or even erratic but continuing) facetime with your friends is invaluable in comparison to Internet content.

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      2. Samuel Machat‏ @samuelmachat 8 Sep 2018
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        Friends are like restaurants, best enjoyed in person

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      3. Rick Crawford‏ @RickCrawf Apr 20
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        Hi Samuel, I just came across this tweet in April 2020 and it's meaning has been amplified by the pandemic.

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      2. Michael F. Martin‏ @riemannzeta 8 Sep 2018
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        So how do we find them otherwise

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 8 Sep 2018
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        On twitter

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      1. Daniel Doyon‏ @deadly_onion 8 Sep 2018
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        Similar arguments for remote work

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      1. Garrett James Black‏ @garrettjblack 9 Sep 2018
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        Yes but still often works due to shared accumulative experiences. The tough gap is making people realize shared accumulative experiences across cultures and geographies can lead to similarities

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      1. algoriddims‏ @algoriddims 9 Sep 2018
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        A lot of my friends come from different backgrounds from me, we often met by chance or through another friends in real life. I also have internet friends that are good friends IRL ~ FaceTime is important.

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      2. Ḟreyjạ‏ @utotranslucence 9 Sep 2018
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        God no. I found mine by optimising my location for interestingness and then meeting all the most interesting people there. Location is both more and less relevant when all the interesting people move.

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      3.  🦾 🧠 ⚗️‏ @trylks 9 Sep 2018
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        Interestingly, when replying to how you found your spouse, any sentence starting w/ "Optimizing…" will seem creepy, while going to a party & getting drunk will seem just normal I guess, according to popular culture, the morale is that alcohol helps you make important decisions

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