Thanks for the advice. I should have mentioned this, but unfortunately I live in an area that is very much the middle of nowhere and not at all a tech hub. I feel this is holding me back as well, since I can only apply for jobs where I’m remote or can relocate, and I’m sure companies would rather hire a local. There’s maybe… two? Software dev companies in my immediate area. (I’ve already applied, haven’t heard back.) I could probably find a group for tractor enthusiasts.

The closest thing I have to anything like that that I know of is the upcoming career fair at my university, which is open to alumni as well, but that’s not for a while yet.

No, I always thought it seemed stupidly dangerous. What happens if a kid falls and cracks their noggin. seems like an unnecessary liability

One time I walking past a bar with some buddies in high school and a very drunk man was kicked out right in front of us. He screams and hollers at the bouncer and throws a big tantrum about it for a bit then out of NOWHERE he pulls out several folded up strips of bacon out of his front pocket, takes a bite and this seems to calm him down.

We’re all flabbergasted by what we’ve just witnessed and we’re all very obviously staring right at him when he notices us. He slurs, “Sorry you had to see that, little dudes” and offers us some of his pocket pork as an apology, which we politely refused. He shrugs and goes on his merry way.

This was right around the time reddit was taking off and I made my account a few days later and it was the first thing that came to mind. Thus, BaconInMyPants was born.