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.