Hackerspaces, (Team) Sports clubs, Join a band&#x2F;music societies. I think it is easiest when you find a place where people gather that share your passions. How pleasant are people that become enthusiastic when you tell them about yourself? Building Friendships is really building, you won&#x27;t pick them up somewhere so you need repeated interaction.<p>I have childhood friends, they feel little enthusiasm when I tell them about the 434 MHz transmitter I use on a Raspberry Pi to switch my lights. The never even booted Linux. I feel very alive when among people with my interests: Open source software, hardware tinkering. My employer (a worker assignment company (is that English?)) facilitates this, I highly enjoy it. I think I could build some friendships there, but I don&#x27;t need it at the moment (young kid at home). That said, I sometimes feel I should drop some old friends in favor of new ones... Maybe later ;)