>>362902014
Find any angle to be able to interact with people but in small groups - many meetups are huge 40+ person affairs which can be hard to get into as a newcomer who isn't great at social interaction.

The trick, is to find ways to interact in small groups - in this community, that's usually smaller meetups, and what I personally believe is the best avenue, going to non-VRChat game lobbies. Poker, ATS, Assetto, even the combat games (even if these have less time to chat since people are on edge and focused). From there, you can expand into VRchat, where you can recognize and speak to people you recognize, and from there, expand your acquaintance group over time. The point is to be proactive about all this - on top of the steps i've mentioned, make sure you don't take too many long breaks, make sure you pounce on any opportunities to take part in events and especially smaller group events like >>362924843 and even non-event meetups like world exploring, or checking out things like the Vket currently happening.

As someone who isn't great at speaking to people when I don't know them, this is what has allowed me to move from silent watcher newfag to 'small group of friends and not afraid of going to huge meetups' newfag.