I've done a few events as a first timer/solo, and Vibecamp is, by far, the best place I've been for most people to come to alone, bright eyed and bushy tailed, to find the Others.
it’s interesting to encounter people who think the relationships formed on this website are trite. someone i met here traveled from multiple states away to attend my father’s wake. we’re not all using the same website.
I don't remember who said this but a framing I really liked for "reply game" — treat the tweets on your timeline as if they are messages in your inbox personally sent to you, and reply like how you’d reply to a friend sending that message
One of the best parts of repeated tpot gatherings is seeing the same people after long intervals, being in their presence after a year or two,
And noticing “oh wow, they’ve changed so wonderfully! This stuff works!”