I'm sure with the gathering of autists that there is on alt-tech I'm not the only one who's had this realisation. Some of us have it worse than others but I thought it would be amusing to compare notes, how vegan and leftist infested is your circle or are you surrounded by normies who hate life? What massively sets you apart in terms of your hobbies and general habits? I realised one of the things that sets me apart from even the normies is just what I even think about day to day and it's why I can't gel with them at all even though we're not at each other's throats and everything.
. I don't watch television or listen to the radio ( That's a big one )
. I enjoy red meat
. I like cooking ( For some reason people seem to really hate it depending )
. I like driving ( Again, people view this as a chore and I don't, they don't seem to regard using a vehicle as anything vaguely enjoyable )
. I exercise regularly and recognise I should probably be doing a bit more so I have some self-awareness on my own health
It's not even necessarily about politics but isn't it fucking weird how ideology has now become a thing when it comes to certain hobbies because leftists especially are that against it? I am of course thinking about how eating red meat and exercise and the leftist weirdos out there are trying to declare that far right.
Another thing I'm doing which is financially realistic for me is getting a 50cc moped to buzz around in which yes is silly but very practical for someone like me. Car insurance is going to be unaffordable or a total drain on finances for what it is in the UK so I'm seriously considering it and reviewing potential travel plans so I'm not as much of an anti-social fuck this year and onward.
I'm not really an oddity at all anymore. Somewhat from filtering out acquaintances over the years that I just don't want to waste my energy on. Vegans? That's pretty much at minimum an eye roll and passive disapproval from everyone around me. Leftist-infested? Not the raging ones, and really not many of the mild ones. Hate life? I don't think so.
There's a lot of my day-to-day where I'm different. I don't watch TV much like you mention and that's one. I drink a lot less, although I don't really have alcohol-centric friends either. Most of my different priorities stem from the fact that I'm own my own and a lot of my friends are families/family men. It's better that way. Get to be 40 and whatever single people left are either depressed hermits or three times divorced people trying to relive the club and drinking culture of their early 20s. I'm fine avoiding that.
I'm guessing you're more surrounded by leftists from your notes here. Especially the meat thing. That is so alien to me. I'd feel more embarrassed if I were out to eat with friends and ordered one of those vegetarian fake burgers than I would a huge steak.