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Today: we're gonna talk about industry "friendships".
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…in reply to @jefflembeck
When you work in this field, and you're relatively visible, a lot of the people you get to know are straight-up internet friends.
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…in reply to @jefflembeck
These people deeply care about the same things you do. It makes for easy conversation & a world of shared favs & RTs and whatever the fuck
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…in reply to @jefflembeck
And it spreads pretty easily. You hang out at conferences and meetups. You are invited over to each other's houses.
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…in reply to @jefflembeck
You get to know families and problems and things that are real.