I'm a dev with a strong *NIX sysadmin background. I've been programming for 20+ years, started with IRC scripts, C, Python, PHP, Ruby/Rails, Node/JS, Go and Elxir. Full time on Ruby,Elixir and Rust.
I can’t agree more! Especially having social interactions in real life is priceless. And this is beyond the nerd/professional context.
Even going out alone to a bar, a club or a bookstore and talking to strangers is a totally different level of interaction: you get an infinite load of inputs and clues that you can’t get from a text-chat or a videocall.
This especially important for younger generations (I mean below the 40s, I’m 45 for context): if they want to learn/train social skills and improve their baggage of life experiences, this is a must do, even if it might feel awkward or uncomfortable or useless at the beginning, it’s truly life-changing.
I can’t agree more! Especially having social interactions in real life is priceless. And this is beyond the nerd/professional context.
Even going out alone to a bar, a club or a bookstore and talking to strangers is a totally different level of interaction: you get an infinite load of inputs and clues that you can’t get from a text-chat or a videocall.
This especially important for younger generations (I mean below the 40s, I’m 45 for context): if they want to learn/train social skills and improve their baggage of life experiences, this is a must do, even if it might feel awkward or uncomfortable or useless at the beginning, it’s truly life-changing.
100%, It's interesting how much difference a conversation in person makes.
You have all these new kind of micro-interactions that play.