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Local Makerspace hosts a Q3A / UT2k4 lan night monthly to try and raise extra money to keep them going. Finding little local events like this has been very helpful ever since I dropped out of a lot of the usual hobby communities (cars, warhammer, TCG's) over the years.

I find I deal well with isolation as long as I get occasional chances to go socialize with friends. Even if its just grabbing lunch or sharing passion project updates.

It's a weirder suggestion, but you can even try going to a convention and meeting random people. Whether its for Anime, Hacking, Furries, etc getting back to going to my yearly convention gatherings is a nice reminder of being alive after two years of some of them going virtual due to COVID-19.