If HN is where you spend time because it intersects nicely with your actual interests, this is where you have the best hope of making decent personal connections based on shared interests. The question then becomes &quot;How do I take those relationships to the next level? How do I move it into meatspace or remote collaboration or what have you?&quot; That&#x27;s a totally different question.<p>If you aren&#x27;t participating much, I suggest you up your participation so folks with similar interests can get a clue what your interests are. Put some kind of contact info in your currently blank profile, such as an email address or twitter account or however you prefer to connect with people.<p>Maybe put your location in your profile as well and start looking at how meetups happen and what you might do to foster more HN connectivity in your own life.