Create the social spaces you want to see in the world

A tide is shifting; dare I say the vibe is shifting. People are waking up to the possibility that you can do things in big cities that are not just drinking, that you can have more interesting and fulfilling conversations, that you can share the parts of yourself you’ve hidden away. People are discovering that there’s so much room to experiment within the space of “ways to share company with friends and strangers.” On June 3, 2021 I posted this on my instagram story: It seems, in retrospect, like a reasonable request, and yet it felt like it was outside the norm of the social spaces that were available to me at the time. Only three friends responded to the story. But fast forward a few years, my friends and I have hosted dozens of such intentional gatherings, like demo nights, rabbithole sessions, group meditations, public speaking games, and saturday night “introvert parties.” And it’s not just me. In the time since the pandemic, I’ve noticed an explosion of intentional gatherings. I’

A tide is shifting; dare I say the vibe is shifting. People are waking up to the possibility that you can do things in big cities that are not just drinking, that you can have more interesting and fulfilling conversations, that you can share the parts of yourself you’ve hidden away. People are discovering that there’s so much room to experiment within the space of “ways to share company with friends and strangers.” On June 3, 2021 I posted this on my instagram story: It seems, in retrospect, like a reasonable request, and yet it felt like it was outside the norm of the social spaces that were