Please, this is quite serious.
I hate knowledge it’s a burden
^this. I really like knowing what’s happening.
I am very inquisitive about cold hard facts. Less so about opinions, feelings, etc.
I am disappointed about this but YOU DON’T CARE!
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Ignorance is bliss
I’m very inquisitive about how things work, etymology of words, history of how things came to be that kind of thing.
I’m very un-inquisitive about other peoples business, possibly to the point of it being weird
Pretty voracious thirst for the info, but mostly to get feelings of knowledge narratives and stuff because I hate minutiae and pedantry with my life.
Was thinking about making a thread about “How many handles do you pull in an average day?”
Threads are a great way to see established epistemological basis of everyday knowledge through lived experience. it means I’ll never have to read a table showing handle pulling figures per day. I say you make the thread.
I’m not saying I’m inquisitive, but in the last year I’ve looked up and found out why pretty much every pub in Brighton is called what it is - or in some cases, what it was before it is what it is now.
I tell you what, it’s addictive. As soon as you start to accumulate knowledge that other people don’t have, it feels like you have a super power, so you want more knowledge that others don’t have.
On the flipside, conversation can sour quite quickly when you mention just how long you spent reading about 19th century architects and landowners.
You’re an engaged, smart and handsome member of this community. Thank you for your steer.
constantly looking stuff up on wikipedia but then i end up with 30 wikipedia tabs open and only reading about 2 paragraphs of each
If you did that thread I’d do a joke similar to the ‘I went to a seafood disco and I pulled a mussel (muscle)’ joke but instead I’d say ‘I went to a composer disco and I pulled a Handel (handle)’.
Thoughts?
Have at it
Used to be more curious but realised it was fucking my focus totally
Very interested in stuff to the point where it’s the focus of ribbing from one of my mates who can’t understand how I can, say, find football really dull but end up looking up the fine details of the ‘Pyramid’ etc
You know how sometimes people say “It’s like bloody Blackpool Illuminations in here!” because someone has left the light on? My old man would say It’s like the bloody Spanish Inquisition in here!" because my siblings and I would always be inquiring the whole time