I give my friends a lot of advice on a variety of different things and while I'm at work, I tend to be quite bored and don't have much to do so I was surfing the net and found this site and thought it might be interesting. I've been through a lot...so I think I can help some people out...
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I have a problem: I am a lonely introvert, and I try to get out and make friends. But my problems is that most people only want to talk about superficial things such as house, car, kids, job, and shopping. While I know those are what most people care about, these topics bore me to death. I like deeper conversations about philosophy or literature. I don't mean to be conceited, but it's hard to find smart people to talk to. Why can't I find anyone on my level? Should I dumb myself down to fit in? Any comments are appreiciated. Thank you! (link)
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I'm sorry to break it to you, but unfortunately most people in this world (particularly this country) are superficial. You're not going to find that the average person wants to talk about philosophy or literature. Maybe in a coffee shop you might have some luck. I know exactly what you're talking about. I have the same problem as well. I guess to some extent I do dumb myself down a bit. I have a specific vocabulary that I know I can't use with certain friends or family members. My own brother says he doesn't understand what I'm saying half the time. Unfortunatley the problem is most people these days don't read, well anything good at least. It depends on your age as well. If you're my age...22, then you're basically out of luck. Depending on where you live too makes a difference, I live in South Florida, not exactly breeding ground for the intellectual (I've only been here for 3 years, so my brain hasn't been completely fried yet). I would say there's an equal ratio of intellectual men and women...which is still few...so I can't say looking for one sex would make your search easier. But I'll tell you one thing, you certainly won't find any (well many) intellectual people on this website. :) There are people on your level and if not, trust me sometimes foolish people can be entertaining at least. If you're not in college anymore take a class possibly. At my university at least, any person in an upper division literature class LOVES to discuss literature to no end. It drove me mad, they destroyed some of my favorite novels, but the students at FAU aren't exactly the brightest. There also must be an organization with a book club or philosophy club where you live. Just keep up the search. Also you'll find that people from other countries are more apt to discuss philosophy and literature and you'll have a much more interesting conversation I assure you, except with a Canadian...that might be boring. :) I hope I was of some assistance.
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Thank you. I think perhaps I was smug when I wrote this query, but I had to ask. Thank you for answering. I needed to know this.
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