people that have no hobbies/interests

[TurdBerglar]

and just aren't good at/knowledgeable of anything in particular.

how does this happen how does someone get past middle school... no fuck that... 8 years old without being absolutely fascinated by at least one thing?

to me what makes a person a person are the things that they're into. if I ever meet someone that has no interests or hobbies, they're not a person to me. they're alive but not quite a person. not much different than a rock that has learn to talk and shit.

is it a lack of confidence? brain activity? afraid to be considered weird? how can some people just be so utterly dull?

my brain craves to know things. even things that I'm not into. if I come across someone that's highly knowledgeable of anything, I'll pick their brain just to learn something new. isn't that a basic human trait?

[ProfJIM]

I'm the same way. I spend way too much time researching things I know I won't like. Case in point, the Twilight series. I knew when the books were getting popular it didn't sound any good to me but I felt I needed to know about them to be in the pop culture zeitgeist, and that I could properly tear them down without looking like I was doing it just because it was popular or whatever. I went on wikipedia and read all the plots just to have a knowledge base.

I'm constantly trying to learn things like that to at least gleam a little of an outside perspective, because I think that's one of the most important things about being human. We have the capacity to see things on so many levels, yet most people won't try to see past their own nose.

I got a little off track here, lol.

I totally agree people without interests aren't people. Of course, I'm the type of person who when I get interested in something I go full throttle Charlie's Angels 2 about it. I don't understand when people aren't the same way.

"What kind of music do you like?" "Meh, I dunno. Everything."
:confused:

[Helvete]

Some people have no personality. No likes or dislikes, they probably don't even think about what they'll be doing next week. No point in their lives.

[Dorothy Wood]

An old college roommate of mine had a boyfriend who said he didn't like movies or music and I thought that was nuts. He was decent to hang out with though. He probably liked sports though so maybe that doesn't count as "no interests".

I don't think I know of anyone with no interests. Maybe a lot of people just can't think on their feet? Once years ago a friend who started out our acquaintance being a huge dick to me said "every time I see you and ask what's up, whats been going on, you say 'nothing'. That sucks, you need to offer something or no ones gonna wanna talk to you." and I was mad at first, but it kinda changed my life.

So maybe just ask again? Maybe these mindless folks have a secret troll doll collection or something....

[TurdBerglar]

I like to talk about "stuff" rather than myself. everyone pretty much does the same shit so there's really no reason to talk about yourself unless it involves interesting "stuff". like I don't need a play by play of your trip to the bank to cash your check unless something cool happened. like if a bum came in and started undressing. the people that talk about themselves I just automatically assume don't have any interests or hobbies because why else would they only be talking about themselves? I just think they have nothing else to talk about because they don't know anything else.

but I can also get obsessive about some things. like I internet research the history of this huge local park. I just had to know as much about this park because I like being there so much. I grew up with this place pretty much as my backyard as have many people in my city. I was there a couple days ago with a couple of buddies and as we were going through the park I was telling them the history of the various landmarks. and they seemed to appreciate it that I knew that much about a place that we all grew up with. I guess I just expect everyone to be interested in things as much as that and to share it with whoever wants to listen.

but there's also people who look at you weird when you know a lot about something. music is universal. most people like music. but a lot of people claim to be interested in music but they really aren't. they claim to have favorite bands that they love but all they seem to know about them just what is heard in the media. they don't even realize that it's a band and that the name of the band isn't just the name of they guy who is singing. then they just look at you as if you're a weirdo because you know so much about that band. like as if there's something wrong with you the same way I look at them when they try to talk about themselves.

[Adam]

Maybe they do have personal interests but don't like opening up about them? Because they are just that, personal interests to them.

Not everyone is an extrovert who wants to constantly talk about or talk at all. The more you push the buttons of these people the more they are gonna shut down. But saying something like "hey" and not expecting something back right away (http://twentytwowords.com/2012/08/29/a-simple-explanation-of-how-to-interact-with-introverts/) might open them up eventually.

And if their life is so worthless than why bother commenting on their life at all?

[Helvete]

You don't realise that there are people with no interests at all! I'm not just being impatient, I've known people with absolutely nothing driving them at all.

[TurdBerglar]

Maybe they do have personal interests but don't like opening up about them? Because they are just that, personal interests to them.

Not everyone is an extrovert who wants to constantly talk about or talk at all. The more you push the buttons of these people the more they are gonna shut down. But saying something like "hey" and not expecting something back right away (http://twentytwowords.com/2012/08/29/a-simple-explanation-of-how-to-interact-with-introverts/) might open them up eventually.

And if their life is so worthless than why bother commenting on their life at all?

the people that keep to themselves I have no problem with at all. it's the people that just gab and gab about absolute bullshit because they're not interested in anything. they're very extroverted but have nothing to talk about. they don't understand that you don't want to hear about why they prefer shopping at target instead of walmart because you can get a pack of socks for a buck less at target!

[TurdBerglar]

and extroverted people tend to be the dull people. they seem to be ones that tend to be less interested in things. they tend to be more interested in themselves and care more about how they appear to others and spend their time and energy obtaining how they want others to perceive them.

[miss soul fire]

Those people who have interests or hobbies and that anything goes to them are just very boring. I really don't know what goes through their minds...

[Waus]

and extroverted people tend to be the dull people. they seem to be ones that tend to be less interested in things. they tend to be more interested in themselves and care more about how they appear to others and spend their time and energy obtaining how they want others to perceive them.

That's an interesting thought. I wonder if extreme extroverts don't really have much to talk about because they spend most of their time with other people - and that's not really a communicable interest. I mean, you can tell stories about yourself with these other people, but that's not a "hobby."

I know one guy who always just has a blank face when you bring up music. Some people just work all day and don't have the energy to do anything except watch TV - my wife is like that when she's depressed.

I suspect that in most cases it's just that people are really specialized in what they're interested in. Those same people aren't so good on their feet, so you ask what they're interested in and they get confused. In reality, you know - they have a dog, they like to garden, they used to go hunting, whatever - they just can't really come up with it on the spot.


I'm sort of like you though Turd - at the risk of seeming egocentric I like to just jump into something that I've been interested in. If they don't bite I'll change the subject.

[kaiser soze]

I've wondered this in the past...

I guess people just live