Loosely inspired by how much people seemed to enjoy a similar question I asked on Games about unappreciated titles. But answers don’t have to be media related (they still can be though).

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    I literally cannot answer this without seeming like a pretentious, arrogant ass. Anyway, quantum field theory, high energy physics, condensed matter physics, generative art, computing algorithms, arcane math theories (meaning difficult to understand, not magical), procedural art, simulations, awesome places to visit in the world, Factorio, the channels I watch on YouTube. Honestly, I don’t have anyone around me who cares about or understands most of my hobbies. They all love me and care for me, just not the stuff I like.

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        1 year ago

        And grow it shall. Nice to meet you fellow engineer. Nauvis deserves to be paved for being in the way of our ships.

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      have you watched the youtube series ‘the biggest ideas in the universe’? it’s got about all that (no art). That PBS space time channel is additionally quite fire

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      awesome places to visit in the world… the channels I watch on YouTube.

      Those sound like two possibilities for general interest conversations. (You don’t sound pretentious btw.)

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        Thanks, and yeah, most of the YouTube channels I watch pertain to the rest of the list. It’s kinda hard to find someone who gets excited about Factorio or sorting algorithms.

        The travel is great, but where I live is one of those black hole places where people get sucked in and stuck, never really getting (or wanting) to get out and see the amazing places in the world.

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      Contrary to some of the other comments here I think what you are saying is pretentious, but also that it’s good, It’s Good to be pretentious, at least sometimes.

      I try to think about it like this sometimes: "Don’t be a gatekeeper, but also try to hit the in joke when appropriate.