I gave it a go a few times. I always get screwed though by how the website engages you; and I end up in the new-age/atheist section. Which is fine, I just don't want to, 'meet up,' under those circumstances, I guess. The local atheist church is less and less interesting to me lately. As far as everything else goes, it's always under some bullshit, 'self-improvement,' pretext, like there isn't enough of that. It's a very hit or miss sort of thing; and I don't have it in me, to miss 100 times just to hit once. And if people aren't *******, 'hiking,' they are meeting at some stupid bar, filling their stupid mouths with shitty food and drinks. And then, being a painfully single and lonely male, kinda says it all right there from the start. Not to mention my social status game is pretty (very, very) low; and my social game in general is pretty low. I could always join the shy people club; and then have to deal with all the extroverts who are just pretending or self-convinced they are introverts; which, arguably would help things along to some degree; but, then it's just the same old bullshit, just a bit more low-key.
I inherited group leadership of a local buddhist group once; and met up with one of the members. I thought a traditional Japanese Tea ceremony meet up would be neat; but, she shot down the idea. I guess it wasn't a Bhuddisty enough idea, lol.
Then throw in a healthy dose of data mining, profiling, and selling information to 3rd parties, yablahblahblah.
But, if you play it right, and put in the effort, I'm sure it's a chance to, 'meet,' people. I guess one of the perks is the younger generation has probably lost their attention span for that site, so it's probably mostly 30's and up who still use it; but, of course, they all drink, and if they don't drink, they are probably just habituated to all the stuff people who believe they are addicts are habituated to.
I haven't had much luck with the whole affair. And then there is the problem of established groups, where there is a core membership who already knows each other, so you have to kind be in that awkward state of newness, if you want to involve yourself with anything.
fresia karaoke, fresia the bars, fresia the diners, fresia the **** hikes, fresia the self-improvement seminar on such and such topic, tired of it. Western culture is horse honeysuckle. If some one started a meetup where we learn archery and just take turns shooting arrows into the sky, that might be neat. Or maybe a traditional japanese tea ceremony, that'd be neat.