How does anyone meet people irl??
I go to college club meetings, I've tried friend/meetup apps like Lex, I try to spend as much time irl as possible and talk to the people who sit near me in class. I've got some acquaintances but like nobody I really actually know know, and I've tried to like organize meet ups with those people and it like doesn't pan out 9 time out of 10 so I don't see them with any regularity to like actually move beyond being acquaintances to being friends
I do not have an existing irl friend group, every single one of my friends is online, I've never actually had a irl friend