For me, it depends on whether the attendees are people I've never met before, or people I've known my entire life. If it's people I don't know, I do like to talk to them, to find out whether we have anything interesting to exchange. If it's someone I've known forever, then things like karaoke or go-karting are more fun than just sitting around and talking.

I'm building a computer for kids. My goal is to make a computer that serves the same functional role for my kids as my first computer did for me in 1988, i.e. sparking creativity and curiosity and interest in technology, which is quite different from today's digital narcotics. I'm a new user so I want to be cautious about self-promotion, but I would be happy to follow up in DM.

I feel fortunate that I've been able to create a situation for myself where these two spheres overlap (where my role as a father and a role as a professional are dependent on each other). It seems like this was much more common in the past, where children would be hands-on apprentices to their parents from a young age, blending the economic roles and familial roles from ~5 years old.