We don't need to physically meet, but it strengthens our human connection. It yields itself to curating connections with the "follow" and "unfollow" buttons.
WoT doesn't follow anything, it just is, but it is a 2-way street. Bidirectional follows create a connection and those connections are your responsibility. Suggested follows may work well on WoT, and then use FOAF - friend of a friend.
Happy you found a place, without conferences.
These things are exactly what I had a chance to talk about last Friday to a guy: you can find a spot on Nostr, no need to scan eyeballs :-)
Oh, and zaps ⚡️