The only reason I'm on birdsite is because of the people I crush on:

Most of them being artists and podcasters (Some of whom I've met in real life)

@RacyRebel Scrolling through the local timeline and felt personally called out by this toot.
@muppetWolf Haha! Is that because you have the same experience or because you are an artist/podcaster I've met before?!
@RacyRebel Same experience. Maybe the trick is to become an artist/podcaster and shmooze my way into those circles so I can just email/message/call folks and then never have to go on birdsite again.

@muppetWolf I met all of the Radiotopia podcasters by donating to them and then dropping everything to go out to a party they were throwing in Boston.

I met other folks through local (and localish) semi-public parties.

But if you wanna follow your plan, I'm down to collaborate on a podcast/art that will make us hip and popular~