&gt; If I may make a suggestion, try exploring social hobbies and friends will come. I did meetups for a while and met some cool programmers.<p>I&#x27;ve tried going to meetups, but it doesn&#x27;t seem like anyone is interested in being social. Everyone seems to be looking to network or advance professionally somehow.<p>I never get the vibe that anyone would want to hang out with me. Maybe I&#x27;m just not friendly.