I’m not interested in talking about people, and for the most part, I’m not interested in talking about events either. I want to talk about ideas—big and small. I’m trying to grow as a person and figure things out about the world. I don’t shy away from controversy, taboo topics, or debate as long as it’s done in good faith. I just feel so damn lost. I really, really struggle to find like-minded people to talk with.
Back in my Reddit days, there were at least a couple of subs where I could sometimes spend days debating the nuances of some niche philosophical topics. Even when discussing recent events, the quality of the discussions, due to the self-selected user base, was often unreasonably reasonable.
Even right now, on my highly curated Lemmy feed, the most interesting discussion on my front page is about how much oil is too much in a car engine. I’m not saying the discussions here are bad per-se, but for a large part they just don’t seem to be for me. Honestly, sometimes I feel rather similar about my friend groups as well. Is this what autism feels like?
Try connecting with academics. Just met an artist who’s a professor at a university and even though I’m not of the same educational level as her, we had a very nice chat.