Do you get a chance to talk about your special interests?

Outside of this space, do you ever get the chance to have a conversation about the things you find interesting?

There are a few things I’m really passionate about (rocks, minerals, wood/tree species and grain patterns, traditional joinery techniques, wood turning, strength sports etc.). But whenever I try to talk about any of them I either get the impression that people are uninterested (which may be the case for my niche interests), that I’ve targeted the wrong audience or, even more interestingly, people come out and directly comment on how boring my interests are (even in jest, but with a perceived layer of truth hidden).

Just be yourself they say… but obviously don’t actually be yourself!

Id love to actually speak out loud about my interest sometimes, but just haven’t found anyone interested enough.

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  • Hi :) I do wish there were more people I could talk to about my special interests (science and hiking). I do get to talk about science sometimes as I studied it at uni and I now work in a lab and most of my friends are scientists too. But sadly in my current lab there aren’t many people that are happy to really have fun science discussions- it’s a bit sad, I thought initially all scientists would be as keen as me to talk about it but that’s not the case. In one of my previous labs there was someone who was just as happy to talk about everything and anything science related and we had a great time together and spent lots of evenings in lab together running experiments and talking. I miss that. I also had one ‘friend ´ that was always up for science discussions but i had to block him due to harassment and assault- i’m still really sad about that. 

    your interest in woods, tree species and grain patterns sounds great! I would be very into hearing about that!! 

  • That does seem counterintuitive that other scientists aren't interested in discussing science!

    I'm sorry you had to block the person who was harrassing you.

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