[deepspace]

> Meatspace

Easy to say flippantly, but my colleagues (let alone my network) are distributed across 10+ countries on four continents. My local 'meatspace' has nothing to offer me career-wise. A professional network needs to be online.

[JohnFen]

But it doesn't need to be through a third-party website. It's entirely possible to cultivate and maintain such a professional network by directly communicating with people. That's what I do, and it causes no trouble.

[iancmceachern]

It doesn't have to stay that way. You could work to build connections locally as well.