kolleamm Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Most of the people I come in contact with, well... I don't want to say aren't very smart, but the mention of anything that requires a bit more scientific/mathematical analysis scares them off. I have really grown bored of the everyday conversations I have with people. I don't mind people coming to me and venting or telling me their problems, that's fine but when they have no problems and all they can talk about is the hottie they saw on the street or how nice this girl's rack was bores me. Has anyone experienced this before? Where can I find some people looking to do more with their lives? I myself am an average middle class person who makes minimum wage so I'm not saying to meet the next Einstein but at least someone who has some ambition in them to do something worthwhile in this world. Link to post Share on other sites
johndoe2 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 What few friends I have are ones I know through work with whom science/mathematics (really, statistics) are the main things I discuss with them, in addition to the occasional extracurricular discussion on history. I kind of have the opposite problem (or, perhaps the same problem but seeking an opposite solution). I need to find friends who are normal who are willing to fraternize with someone like me. Link to post Share on other sites
Author kolleamm Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 What few friends I have are ones I know through work with whom science/mathematics (really, statistics) are the main things I discuss with them, in addition to the occasional extracurricular discussion on history. I kind of have the opposite problem (or, perhaps the same problem but seeking an opposite solution). I need to find friends who are normal who are willing to fraternize with someone like me. wanna trade? lol 1 Link to post Share on other sites
normal person Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) Where can I find some people looking to do more with their lives? I myself am an average middle class person who makes minimum wage so I'm not saying to meet the next Einstein but at least someone who has some ambition in them to do something worthwhile in this world. I think your best bet would be to go to college. That's where the bulk of the curious, analytical, ambitious young people are. I would consider the college bound/educated people the middle class. That's not to say those same people don't work minimum wage jobs too, but there are people who see a minimum wage job as a means to an end; to reach something else in their life, and there are people who are content doing that job without any other ambitions. Both are fine, but there's a noticeable difference between the two. Edited June 10, 2015 by normal person 2 Link to post Share on other sites
newmoon Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Most of the people I come in contact with, well... I don't want to say aren't very smart, but the mention of anything that requires a bit more scientific/mathematical analysis scares them off. I have really grown bored of the everyday conversations I have with people. I don't mind people coming to me and venting or telling me their problems, that's fine but when they have no problems and all they can talk about is the hottie they saw on the street or how nice this girl's rack was bores me. Has anyone experienced this before? Where can I find some people looking to do more with their lives? I myself am an average middle class person who makes minimum wage so I'm not saying to meet the next Einstein but at least someone who has some ambition in them to do something worthwhile in this world. do you have any education yourself? perhaps enrolling in some college courses with like-minded people will get you moving in the right direction. you have to put yourself in the right circles and groups of people. it could also be that people are treating you the way you're treating them; if you're assuming your fellow wage earners can't hold a conversation they likely believe the same about you. Link to post Share on other sites
d0nnivain Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Change where you hang out. Perhaps go to meet up groups that care about astronomy or whatever other scientific issue has you fascinated 1 Link to post Share on other sites
normal person Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Change where you hang out. Perhaps go to meet up groups that care about astronomy or whatever other scientific issue has you fascinated People always suggest things like this in these threads and it always leaves me scratching my head. Do people really form groups and do this sort of thing? Even in college, when most of peoples' focus is dedicated towards studying a specific thing, I can't ever recall anyone wanting to do more than necessary in their free time. Younger people (I'm guessing that's the general age we're discussing here) typically want to socialize, have fun, and drink. I've never heard of anyone this age getting really gung-ho about astronomy or the likes on the weekends or in their free time. Maybe I'm missing something? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
d0nnivain Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Whatever somebody's passion there is always a group for it. One of my EXs was really into astronomy . . with telescopes & conventions etc. You'd be surprised at what's out there if you care to look. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Author kolleamm Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 People always suggest things like this in these threads and it always leaves me scratching my head. Do people really form groups and do this sort of thing? Even in college, when most of peoples' focus is dedicated towards studying a specific thing, I can't ever recall anyone wanting to do more than necessary in their free time. Younger people (I'm guessing that's the general age we're discussing here) typically want to socialize, have fun, and drink. I've never heard of anyone this age getting really gung-ho about astronomy or the likes on the weekends or in their free time. Maybe I'm missing something? I gotta agree with you on this one. I'm already enrolled in college courses and most of the people there roll their eyes at anything that requires a little bit more thinking. I've been in college for years and from what I've seen it's really nothing more than a platform to look for dates,get laid, and get wasted. It really disappoints me that that's all those people are capable of at least from what I've seen. Maybe I need to find these sort of people in more of a business setting where initiative for profit exists? Link to post Share on other sites
johndoe2 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I gotta agree with you on this one. I'm already enrolled in college courses and most of the people there roll their eyes at anything that requires a little bit more thinking. I've been in college for years and from what I've seen it's really nothing more than a platform to look for dates,get laid, and get wasted. It really disappoints me that that's all those people are capable of at least from what I've seen. Maybe I need to find these sort of people in more of a business setting where initiative for profit exists? Unfortunately I am inclined to agree. The average college student is not in my experience marginally more 'intellectual' than the average janitor. I knew a pre-med student at a prestigious university who boasted that she had never read a book in its entirety in her whole life. Perhaps the best way to meet intelligent people is at publicly accessible lectures? For example, if I want to meet people who are intelligent when it comes to science, I would try to find where lectures in biology or physics or whatever are being held at my campus. Granted, working at the university helps, but generally, most scholarly people are quite focused (often positively obsessive, like me) regarding what they're interested in, so they're most easily found at lectures, seminars, and conferences on whatever subject that is. Link to post Share on other sites
No Limit Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I think your best bet would be to go to college. That's where the bulk of the curious, analytical, ambitious young people are. I would consider the college bound/educated people the middle class. I believed that too. That changed when I finally got to college... Hoping my private school will fare better odds. At least students who will leave me alone would be a nice change, ugh. Although it was still great for my ego to be indirectly told that this one annoying girl thought of me as a threat. Link to post Share on other sites
Hyperfocal Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Kolleamm, consider to seeking employment at a university research lab, even if just as a technician or helping hand. Whatever level you enter the door at, you will find that thinking is encouraged, you will learn a field, your peers will at least match you in brains. It works. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
pteromom Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Most of the people I come in contact with, well... I don't want to say aren't very smart, but the mention of anything that requires a bit more scientific/mathematical analysis scares them off. I have really grown bored of the everyday conversations I have with people. I don't mind people coming to me and venting or telling me their problems, that's fine but when they have no problems and all they can talk about is the hottie they saw on the street or how nice this girl's rack was bores me. Has anyone experienced this before? Where can I find some people looking to do more with their lives? Every day. Small talk bores me to tears. You have to join clubs and social activities with those who are like-minded and have similar interests. Where you can share your passions with people who get it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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