Strongly agree.

And honestly… as much as possible build your network IRL. Neighbors, co-workers (yes, don’t let capitalism convince you you must drop your humanity), etc.

Truth is, you probably won’t have perfect alignment with them… but they’re real. They and you are flawed, but real.

Online communities have thier place… but they’re not at all a replacement. It’s so easy to gravitate to people who think exactly like you online, but it dulls your ability to operate IRL.