Jan EkholmMar 19

I was supposed to go to a local meetup yesterday. The two talks were about home automation with Go and about starting new embedded software projects in 2026. Both interesting.

But when I came to the place for the meetup I got a massive sense of impostor syndrome. Why should I be there and waste space, I know nothing about home automation nor embedded software?

Show threadDimitri Bouniol
@chakie I feel like the whole point of meetups like this is for people with that passing interest to get their feet wet for the first time, and start to grow into that new, shared interest! Hopefully imposter syndrome can check itself at the door next time so you can have the fun you set out to have 😊
Mar 19 at 9:43amIvory for iOS
Show threadJan EkholmMar 19
@dimitribouniol I don't know. To me meetups usually seem to be a place for people at the same level to connect. Sometimes I get arrogant and think I belong at that advanced level and enroll into things like this and then regret my decision later when reality hits.