I will say, I have met a few of these “internet strangers” now in person (six people in total from hive/steem). Every one of them in real life was exactly who they seemed to be online. Maybe I am lucky? Maybe I am good at avoiding real life meetings with the weird/sketchy ones? Each meet up has been tons of fun and has only enhanced the friendships.
This is good to hear! We have a meet up herein Adelaide monthly, prior to corona chan hitting, and have done so for over two years. I think 23 was the most we had there...It's kind of cool to meet in person. I was supposed to be in Finland in July this year and we were going to do a meet up there also. Maybe next year if flights are possible.
All of my meetups have been one offs. Like I drove to @blewitt’s comic shop and hung out for 2 hours! A big meet up like the Adelaide one would be a whole other level of crazy!
Ah yes @blewitt...I miss him.
Yeah, we hang out at a pub, talk shit, blockchain, gaming and everything else. We've had a few BBQ's too. It's nice.