The author discusses the difficulty of passively tracking friends' locations to facilitate spontaneous meetups, contrasting this with serendipitous encounters at events like FOSDEM. They express frustration about missing opportunities to connect with friends in the same area due to lack of location awareness.
Yuval Noah Harari states that despite having the most sophisticated information technology in history, it is undermining our ability to communicate with each other. He made this observation during a conversation at the 29th Abramge Congress in Brazil in late 2025.
The author reflects on their initial skepticism about the Fediverse, noting they were never primarily focused on online communities and preferred using the internet to connect with people they met in real life.