I met the local friend because of Nostr, but didn't know he was local yet. Only found out that nostr:nprofile1qqs2wguqtndxwfg3j8y8sm6d5k8hjlnfwavzxqf4fw5wjx7tqdpde8qpr9mhxue69uhhqatjv9mxjerp9ehx7um5wghxcctwvsq3samnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwd4hk6mmnw3ezuurfde4sz9thwden5te0v4jx2m3wdehhxarj9ekxzmnyvash6x was local when he walked into a brewery owned by my friend with a Bitcoin hat on.

The global friends are from conferences, yes.