Learning Bug Bounty Hunting from 6–7 Months — How to Make Friends in This Field?

Hey everyone!
I’ve been learning bug bounty hunting seriously for the past 6–7 months. I’ve made decent progress — understood key vulnerabilities, done some labs, and slowly getting better at real-world testing too.

But one thing I’ve realized is… I don’t know anyone personally in this field. No friends, no community, no one to talk to or share findings with. It sometimes feels a bit lonely learning all of this alone.

So I wanted to ask:

• How do you guys make friends in the bug bounty/pentesting space?
• Are there any active communities (Discord/Telegram/etc.) where people hang out, share knowledge, or even hunt together?
• Do you guys collaborate with others or is it mostly solo?

Any advice or community links would be super helpful 🙏
Looking forward to connecting with like-minded folks!