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Yeah maybe I am projecting a little bit because I love to ask follow up questions to find the interesting part about most things -- but not everyone is that way
by philomath_mn 3y ago
Yeah maybe I am projecting a little bit because I love to ask follow up questions to find the interesting part about most things -- but not everyone is that way (and some stuff is still too boring for me to follow up on). I think getting people to talk about themselves is part of part of the "make friends" advice and I am usually trying to do that for others.
Also I am not expecting everyone be awed and amazed in what I do, I just wanted to find a way to describe my line of work in a way that _might_ encourage some non-zero follow-on discussion.
- dougmwne 3y agoMy career, which I’m very proud of, is bringing technology to charities that are working to solve the biggest problems of our age. My biggest hobby is to constantly travel the world as a digital nomad and experience all its glory. I love meeting new people from other cultures and learning about what’s important to them. And still, most people are not that interested. Aside from the rare person who wants to know more, I meet people where they are. So this is my evidence that it doesn’t matter how interesting you think your life is, this is just how most people are. People care about things inside their context.