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come to Miami. it's not all crypto folks here, we just love the city and weather and quality of life (relative to SF/NYC) and lack of state tax.

you do probably still want to stay near the US as it has more density of interesting tech people than any other country (not at all slighting UK, Singapore, Aus as I have met great peeps in all of them). Better to be within 2-6 hr flight of any interesting tech hub than to pick specifically one city since most cities have something to recommend them.

I see some folks recommending SF/NYC, but having done both, i would also say its possible to overdo them. 1-2 weeks of them every 3-6 months is plenty. if youre based in miami, people are generally happy to come visit you :)

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I know it's bad form to complain about downvotes on HN, but I don't understand why your comment is getting downvoted. I'm just above there in West Palm, and while it's certainly not a "tech hub" by any real means, people are putting a lot of energy into turning it into one. It makes it more fun because it's kind of like an underdog thing. Having moved here from NYC, I like the energy in FL more.

The commenter implied that they might be a crypto folk. Downvote? They'd try 'em for high crimes against humanity and hang them the same afternoon if they could.

haha if you know me from twitter you would know i am steadfastly noncrypto (though not anticrypto)

> it's not all crypto folks here

God I wish this was true. The vast majority of network events in my inbox are crypto related. And even though MiamiCoin has lost 99% of its value the mayor is still pumping it.

well, maybe we should change that. i have some experience in event organizing (https://www.swyx.io/manifest-meetups)

how do you get "events in your inbox" - is that meetup.com? where else do you hear about stuff? i mostly do 1:1's but i'd actually love to make a regular noncrypto tech meetup open to all

I would love that. In fact, I looked at your profile and feel we may have met before.

maybe!

serious question tho - how do you learn about local events in your inbox? i basically only use twitter so i need to bubble burst a bit.

Most events in Miami Tech are posted on Eventbrite, theGoogleSheet, and Twitter. There are quite a few Whatsapp and Telegram groups that are self-organized. And then there are Slack and Discord groups. I made a lot of new friends during the last Miami Hack Week (January) and the Miami Tech Week (April).

And there is the Tech happy hour in Wynwood every other Wednesday. I pop in early and leave once it starts getting too crowded. Everyone imagines they are immune but COVID and now Monkeypox are things I'm cautious about, unlike most of Miami.

oh wow, TIL about theGoogleSheet! sounds like a great idea but its not loading for me for some reason

i'd love an invite to the slack and discord if you don't mind... DM @swyx on twitter or swyx at swyx dot io by email!

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