I'm trying to connect with other furries and hopefully make some furry friends (all of my current friends are not), but having a bit of trouble finding where to go.
Apparently the Furries of Iowa discord is super dead and the link on disboard to Midwest Furries doesnt work anymore.
Does anyone know of any good furry chats, preferably on discord and focused on the Midwest (hoping to actually make some localish friends)?
I think so. There's no problems in joining an ongoing chat, but I recommend you try with smaller groups first. Big groups can be overwhelming since it's impossible to read everything.
Agree with the suggestion to get a burner number. The big one to be aware of is that Telegram users who have you in their phone contacts may get a notification that you've joined Telegram, so if you're using a number other people know then you'll want to make sure your profile is something you're fine with them seeing.
No, they can't see which groups you've joined unless you're both in the same group. You should get a burner number though so that you can use proper furry profile pictures.