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What are your obsessions?

SciFiGreg

Apparently it's common for Aspies to have unusually focused or niche interests so I figured I'd find out what other peoples interests are.

I'll go first.

Mine are:

  • Sci-Fi TV (Trek, Stargate, Babylon 5, The Expanse - Trek was my gateway drug, which I started watching at the age of 5. I even remember episode titles from a few seconds of viewing or starship registry numbers)
  • Trance & Progressive House music - not commercial bilge you hear played on the radio - underground stuff you'd hear at a proper club or event rather at your local meat market (I pretty much exclusively listen to these genres)
  • Cats (If I see one in the street I have to make friends, if it's a timid cat I have to try and win its trust - for some reason a friendly cat makes me super happy, perhaps I have toxoplasmosis)
  • The Simpsons
  • Technology (I work in IT support and am always using or fiddling with tech)
  • Science - I listen to a number of podcasts and find things like advances in genomics interesting
  • Religion - more specifically from the view of an atheist (me) - trying to understand how people are duped into believing such things from a neurological and psychological perspective (this stems from being raised by fundamentalist evangelical Christians, who've turned out to be massive hypocrites)
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  • It is amazing how many are into the tech element.  

    I was an electronics engineer for many years but now just have a fascination for it and need to upgrade and buy the latest gadgets which I must have and then put to the side when the next one comes along.  I am trying to wean myself away from this habit but it is hard work.

    History both local and world history and expanding on the alternative approaches as well where a decision made wrong or rightly (depending on your view point) has such a massive impact on the outcome.

    My family history to the degree where hours and hours can disappear as I try to work out the connections and search for information.

    Photography where I can thousands and thousands of pictures but only be happy with one single picture.  The others (according to others) are good but I am not happy with them.

    Comedy films and programs but not slapstick because to me they are not funny.  

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  • It is amazing how many are into the tech element.  

    I was an electronics engineer for many years but now just have a fascination for it and need to upgrade and buy the latest gadgets which I must have and then put to the side when the next one comes along.  I am trying to wean myself away from this habit but it is hard work.

    History both local and world history and expanding on the alternative approaches as well where a decision made wrong or rightly (depending on your view point) has such a massive impact on the outcome.

    My family history to the degree where hours and hours can disappear as I try to work out the connections and search for information.

    Photography where I can thousands and thousands of pictures but only be happy with one single picture.  The others (according to others) are good but I am not happy with them.

    Comedy films and programs but not slapstick because to me they are not funny.  

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