[amerkhalid]

I used to go to meetups to actually learn from presenter. Then I realized I can learn much better and faster using online videos/books.

So I stopped caring for the topic of presentation and started go for networking and socializing. But it was just too much to sit through an hour long presentation just so that I can socialize afterwards. A lot of attendees leave immediately after the talk. I could show up an hour late but that feels weird. So I stopped going to meetups completely.