Turning Online Connections Into Real Life Friendships 🌊

Hi Friends, my name is Callum aka wanderloots. In today's video, I reflect on what it means to Turn Online Connections Into Real Life Friendships ✨ I just spent the week in New York City attending FarCon, a Farcaster social network meet up for an incredible community. FarCon was one of my favourite in real life events I've ever attended. I met so many incredible people in the wonderful NYC, so I thought I would share some of my key takeaways on what it means to connect URL (online) and IRL (in real life). Going from online to offline, from online to reality. In particular, I share a lot of thoughts on flow states, value alignment, the creator economy, and what it means to build micro-communities. I think we are in an era of micro-communities (1000 True Fans) becoming more impactful than the macro networks of traditional social media. To me, Farcaster feels like a social network, not social media. There are no ads, no dark patterned behaviours, and generally, I feel good about using it. It's kind of like a hybrid of Twitter (X) and Reddit. It has the short form posting style of Twitter, with the channel (subreddit) communities of Reddit. Farcaster is a decentralized social media app that is really more of a social networking app. By that, I mean that people are there to engage with each other, rather than with the media alone (like on Instagram, Facebook, etc). I personally have found this network to be the best community space online, as the people are incredibly genuine, creative, and knowledgeable. Farcaster is decentralized because it operates as a protocol, rather than a platform. I talk more about the benefits of decentralized social media and what it means to be a protocol in this newsletter if you would like more details: https://wanderloots.com/recalibrating-34. I hope you enjoy! ✨ To learn more about how I organize my Obsidian vault with an eye to AI-integration, check out my PKM & Digital Gardening Obsidian Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWhMzDKA7vJ7p50vW-oeZgKR2aDReZFW6 P.S. I greatly appreciate any feedback, please let me know what you think 😊 Join My Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFiU1vIpPD3lQltke_18m3A/join 💌 Sign up for my [free newsletter: Recalibrating](https://paragraph.xyz/@wanderloots.eth?referrer=wanderloots.eth) 🧠 Join my [Hypersub Exclusive Membership ] (coming soon) 🏡 Wander my Digital Garden https://wanderloots.xyz 📰 Try Ground News For Bias-Aware Research: 40% discount https://check.ground.news/wanderloots Timestamps: 00:00 Intro To Shared Flow States 00:33 Today's Video Outline & Goals 02:54 Alignment (Values & Context) 05:34 Synchronicity (In-Phase Experiences) 10:24 Serendipity (Emergence) 12:03 Confluence (Shared Flow States) 14:59 NYC Reflections 15:56 My Goals Moving Forward 17:23 Micro to Macro Network Effects 18:48 More NYC Thoughts 21:03 What's Next? WATCH NEXT 🌱 Obsidian & Digital Gardens https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWhMzDKA7vJ7p50vW-oeZgKR2aDReZFW6 🧭 Recalibrating (Main Storyline) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWhMzDKA7vJ4SLS2e6KiPmu9mku81B__Y ✨ Mindfully Calming Timelapses https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWhMzDKA7vJ4i4WawiPx0MAqdE7E8kr7X LINKS (MY WORLD) 🧭 [Recalibrating Newsletter Home](https://paragraph.xyz/@wanderloots.eth?referrer=wanderloots.eth) 🏔️To start reading from the beginning: [Recalibrating Newsletter Entry 1: What Recalibrating Means To Me](https://wanderloots.substack.com/p/1-what-recalibrating-means-to-me) 🌍 My [Website](https://wanderloots.com/) 📸 My [Print Shop](https://wanderloots.darkroom.com/) ✨ 🧠 [What is Mindfulness](https://www.wanderloots.com/mindfulness)? 🔥 [What is Burnout](https://www.wanderloots.com/burnout) and How Can I Recover? SOCIALS 🟣 [Farcaster](https://warpcast.com/wanderloots.eth) 📸 [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/_wanderloots/) 📰 [Flipboard](https://flipboard.com/@_wanderloots) 📍 [Pinterest](https://www.pinterest.ca/wanderloots/) 🐦 [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.com/_wanderloots) 🧵 [Threads](https://www.threads.net/@_wanderloots) 🤖 [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/user/_wanderloots) MY FAVOURITE TOOLS 😴 🤯 The [Waking Up App](https://dynamic.wakingup.com/guestpass/SC4914439) (use this link for a 30 day free trial) 📝 [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) (decentralized note-taking) 📹 [Adobe Suite](https://prf.hn/l/lQ9DwpA) (general creativity) ❤️ [Welltory](https://app.welltory.com/payments/plans/main/?coupon=wanderloots) (Health Tracker) EQUIPMENT USED 6. Camera [Sony A7iii](https://amzn.to/3seSHv6) 7. Lens [Sony F2 28 mm](https://amzn.to/3TiWCT2) 8. Tripod [K&F Concept](https://amzn.to/3soCKCP) 9. Lighting [Ubeesize Ring Light](https://amzn.to/3GD02Zy) 10. Main Lighting Neewer 660 PRO RGB: https://amzn.to/3CEcU2V