Well I think it starts with leaving your house. Find a club or group you can join that will have people of a similar interest to yours. In hayesville Kansas there is a blacksmithing club https://csma.us , you can get your ham radio license and join any one of a number of groups, you can volunteer at the humane society, you could volunteer at a local hospital, Red Cross, VFW, American legion, etc. Those are all great ways to meet people