@everton137 Went to Stuttgart to a Fediverse Meetup two times.

Also visited someones cool little company and we have regular talks with a third person outside Fediverse, to boost us. (I won't tag them because I haven't asked them, maybe they will tag themselves). :)

Very nice to see all the Fediverse impact that your question revealed.

#Stuttgart #Fediverse #Impact

@everton137 We started an entire non-profit (@erpu)!! Went from interacting casually here on Mastodon to having hundreds of members all over Europe advocating for better #CrossBorderRail … and yes, also meeting up in person for events and just to chat.

@everton137 two examploes: a) making music together and recording songs for an album.
b) being invited to play an organ recital.

@everton137 We happened to attend the same event, so we had a drink together.

@everton137 for coffee, to give something of interest, and more :)

@everton137 Met folks at conferences, because we knew each other from fedi.

Had coffee/dinner/breakfast with folks I only know from here, when the circumstances of time&place aligned :)

@everton137 cycling

@everton137 Not sure if that counts, but I met up with some folks for a jam/party/mini-algorave-adjacent-thing who I interact with on here but on various other channels as well.

@everton137 does my wife having a Fedi account too count?

@everton137 Sooort of. Met someone IRL, realised we had a mutual connection on the fediverse, and then coordinated on here the next time we wanted to catch up in person.
Although there are definitely people I've encountered here that I would make an effort to meet up with if we were ever in the same city.

@everton137 not that I hadn't already met before Fediverse, unsure if old aquaintances counts :)?

@everton137 I'm not sure if they'll all appreciate being tagged (probably yes, but I'll err on the side of caution). I met up with three folks from fedi at Pride marches this June. Two were fellow biklists and the other graciously helped me hand out so many stickers!

Another fedi friend and I met up for a chat and sticker exchange before I moved away from my old neighbourhood. She also lent me lockpicks, in my vain attempt to free my bike from the consequences of my own negligence 🙏🏻✨

@everton137 yes, several times:
- I posted a picture of a mural and someone recognized the place. We had a coffee together. It was nice but a bit awkward.
- I went out with a couple of friends I made here. We speak regularly outside mastodon too.
- I also attended a fedi-event with people from my instance. It was nice to put a face on some avatars.

@everton137
Yes. Kind Mastodonian who doesn't even follow me came and helped me out of a serious bind when Icelandair destroyed my suitcase on the first leg of a long flight (I'm disabled...hard to move with broken suitcase wheels).

Another kind Mastodonian helped me when there was no accessible way to get across railroad tracks to my hotel and back. They picked me up and we also hung out at a café talking for hrs.

Also at #Spezi2026 , where Fediverse folks also like "funny bikes". Hopefully I can afford to attend next year and we can have another meetup.

https://mas.to/@FolksVelo/116472630010367184

@everton137 My landlord had my water and sewer shut off (probables with the whole building, everyone's got shut off) and when it would be turned back on kept getting delayed and it was Friday and I whined on here about how it was awful and someone said "hey my wife says it's cool if you want to come crash in the guest room and use our shower and toilet". And so I made some in person friends that Saturday, though the "activity" was mostly sitting around their living room and making fun of stuff on TV. Also cooking some stuff. None of us are very exciting people.