>>332339564
there are always outliers, and yeah if you put in the work to involve yourself thats what itll feel like in short order. you could also be making firends with said newfriends. Ive been here a couple weeks myself and got in well with other new people. You really just need a small core of people you get along with as a kind of social sourdough starter then just walk up to them at meets talking to others and just ask the other people "oh hey you know x?" and it kind of takes off from there.
>>332339810
this is also a valid point. social interaction is as much a skill as woodworking and likability is a direct correlation to effort put into yourself/your life.