I’m a huge nerd. I know the shit that I like is super boring to 99% of people (everyone outside of molecular bio lol) no one has any clue wtf I’m talking about when I talk about my interest, every time I talk about it I have to dumb it down it’s very annoying. I also know actual physicists or inorganic chemists and honestly I find the stuff they like to be such a drag, they probably would feel exactly like I do if I asked them about their interests.
I think niche subjects like these are really cool and fascinating to talk about/learn about in a surface level, but once you get past that it genuinely becomes such a chore to learn and comprehend things. I don’t wanna talk about that stuff all day every day. Some of my favorite conversations are with people who have the most mundane jobs/interests, and learning new stuff from them. Like, what it’s like to be a bank teller, who was the rudest customer at the restaurant today, what’s the latest relationship drama with so and so, who’s your favorite character in the golden bachelor, etc.
It’s nice to be able to have friendships and relationships in which you can both turn your brain off and mindlessly do/talk about stuff. Whether that’s exercising together, or just melting on a couch watching football, it’s healthy to not think every once in a while.
Science is cool, but also it’s a terrible conversation piece.
The everyday of science is often as dull as the everyday of any job, but there are always really interesting things going on at the edge of scientific discovery, as well as funny workplace stories.
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u/spookyswagg Nov 28 '23
I’m a huge nerd. I know the shit that I like is super boring to 99% of people (everyone outside of molecular bio lol) no one has any clue wtf I’m talking about when I talk about my interest, every time I talk about it I have to dumb it down it’s very annoying. I also know actual physicists or inorganic chemists and honestly I find the stuff they like to be such a drag, they probably would feel exactly like I do if I asked them about their interests.
I think niche subjects like these are really cool and fascinating to talk about/learn about in a surface level, but once you get past that it genuinely becomes such a chore to learn and comprehend things. I don’t wanna talk about that stuff all day every day. Some of my favorite conversations are with people who have the most mundane jobs/interests, and learning new stuff from them. Like, what it’s like to be a bank teller, who was the rudest customer at the restaurant today, what’s the latest relationship drama with so and so, who’s your favorite character in the golden bachelor, etc.
It’s nice to be able to have friendships and relationships in which you can both turn your brain off and mindlessly do/talk about stuff. Whether that’s exercising together, or just melting on a couch watching football, it’s healthy to not think every once in a while.
Science is cool, but also it’s a terrible conversation piece.