Comment by 1shooner
6 hours ago
>I sent the details to friends and acquaintances who appeared in my notifications, or to mutuals who appeared on my timeline. But anyway, to my relief, on the night itself, a whole bunch of people actually turned up.
If the author was able to pull 'a bunch of people' to birthday drinks with nothing but an invitation, this story is more about underestimating his social capital rather than creating new capital.
Not sure I agree with that. I think there are a lot of people (especially in the mid-2023 time frame the author is talking about) who want to get out more and want to engage more meaningfully with others. But they don't really know how, and don't know how to create opportunities to do so. They might not accept any random invitation to absolutely anything, but a punchy event description about bringing people together could easily be a solid attractor.
Yes, there are also many (stuck-up and immature, IMO) people who won't even consider attending an event without a look at the guest/RSVP list to see who else will be there. But I don't think that's the majority. If you set up an outing, invite 50 people, but only 10 show up, that's still a pretty great success, I think.