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What are your special interests?

Aspeth

I really love learning about other peoples hyperfixations/special interests and - although I struggle to show it - get so happy and excited when someone shares theirs with me. It's probably one of the only things I like more than my own special interest tbh... I love it even more when someone feels comfortable enough to not only tell me what theirs is, but also tell me every detail about it. Even if I have no idea what any of it means, I still love listening.

I'm rambling so I'll just get to the point; I'm curious about everyone here. I had a *** night and this is the first thing that came to mind to make me feel better so I'd love it if someone would be willing to indulge...

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  • When I was younger (18-25 years old), my ultimate goal was to find an absolute truth, whatever that would be. I came to the conclusion this was unrealistic and that even if that existed, it would likely not satisfy me.

    Nowadays (+25 years old) it's shared between a part of morality/empathy on one hand, and a part about modelling the world (including our mind) on the other.

    I do not get interest in everything, but am quite selective, and it must come from my own desire of justice (for morality) or from will and curiosity (for modelling the world).

    So, for example, at University while studying "hard science" I dedicated a large part of my time to poetry and philosophy (problems about the mind, consciousness, reading Descartes, William James, B Russell, Schopenhauer, etc.) because I many times didn't understand or enjoy what I was being told there, and many times felt there was no room for self-directed-ness.

    So I think there is a dual aspect of my special interests, which I like to relate to "great minds" even though I'm not one of those: Chomsky, Bertrand Russell, and others. Currently, one of my main interests then is social justice / human rights: to defend the rights of those suffering to the extent I can.

    The other side it's very focused on programming, but in ways that relates to mathematics and neuroscience (like artificial intelligence models.)

    And yes, I can talk at length of these, and be tiring and boring to others, which I think makes them a special interest (/s).

  • in reply to Deleted User

    That was actually incredibly interesting. I love learning about the inner workings of the human mind... My favourite poet is Edgar Allan Poe.

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