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mrscollector
· 5 years ago
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But when you get called out for it and you know more than the noob who dare try it is the best feeling ever. Lol
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guest
· 5 years ago
I needed this so bad. Thanks.<3
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bethorien
· 5 years ago
But what if the thing I like is being stressed by stuff I like
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· 5 years ago
In other words: you don't have to be a boy toi enjoy things.
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guest_
· 5 years ago
You are. You should be. Not everyone will be an expert on everything- but your level of knowledge, commitment, etc. can be a measure of where you fit. What I mean is this: people get excited to meet people who like things they do. if you say: “I like robots.” What that means to others depends on who you’re speaking to. Saying that in a group of robotics experts is going to likely start a host of technical questions and discussions. Saying that amidst fiction fans will likely start discussion and debate of various robots in fiction, etc- when perhaps all you meant was you think it’s cool watching machines beat each other up and you don’t know the latest developments in I/O processing or the in universe blue prints of every robot from 1940-2022 by heart.
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guest_
· 5 years ago
But let’s look at this another way- picture a tenured and published professor of archeology. If you say you yourself are an archeology buff- they might throw some feelers at you to gauge the depth or focus of your knowledge. See what they might be able to get out of a conversation with you. If you reply: “well I mean... I like old stuff...” or “Indianan Jones and Tomb Raider are my favorite archeology works...” they can surmise that not only would they gain little conversing about the latest breakthrough theories of some micro specialty of ancient pottery- but that you likely wouldn’t get much but sandblasted or bored to death listening to them.
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guest_
· 5 years ago
They aren’t likely to see you as a “peer” or take very seriously a good deal of what you may have to say on the subject- assuming you have anything relevant to say. That doesn’t mean they have to be jerks, show off by saying “oh? You like archeology? Here’s 10,000 years of history in minutia. That’s what I know. What do YOU know?”
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guest_
· 5 years ago
There are more gracious ways to handle that. They might give “fun facts” that are general and “light.” They could just nod and be encouraging that the person follow their passions as far as they choose. But in the end these people are not on equal footing in terms of commitment or knowledge. What’s more- there is a difference between a person who is starting a journey to become an expert and a person with a superficial enjoyment who doesn’t intend to learn more or add depth to their knowledge base.
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