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Thoughts on meeting in person, fair logistics, and real-world connection.

The Importance of Meeting Earnest: Finding the Equitable Midpoint

A nod to Bernard Shaw on the overlooked art of meeting fairly. Why "Where should we meet?" is a more complex question than it sounds — and how to answer it properly.

One Does Not Simply Go to a Meetup: A Tale of Traffic, Trials, and the Occasional Mount Doom

Your map says 28 minutes. The city has other plans. A Middle-earth retelling of every meetup that somehow turns into a heroic quest — and how to avoid it.

Inception, But Make It Brunch: How One Woman Tried to Outsmart the Meetup Game (and Then Didn't Have To)

One friend always picks spots five minutes from her house. Our protagonist built an elaborate five-step psychological plan to fix it — then discovered she didn't need to.

The Real World Is Better: Why Meeting in Person Still Matters

We've gotten very good at being almost together — texting, video calls, emoji reactions. But somewhere along the way, we started living our social lives in a simulation. Here's why stepping out of it matters.

A Beautiful Meetup: When Genius Meets the Midpoint

Daniel doesn't pick places. Daniel derives them. A Beautiful Mind-inspired story of one man's obsession with the perfect meeting point — and the tool that finally made his equations unnecessary.