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[quote=Anonymous]OP, anybody who is "obsessed" and unable to talk about something else, is not a good conversationalist.  That's true no matter the topic.  But also, most people have something -- a historical period, a hobby, a city they love -- that they can really geek out about if given the right chance to get talking.  When you say that you like to talk about general topics such as world news and real estate ... is that what really lights you up?  Because I enjoy talking about those things too, but at a pretty superficial level not a passionate level.  Are you passionate about those things?

If what bothers you is people excited about fantasy movies -- they are not actually aimed at kids but rather at the 30+ crowd, and I think you will be happier if you decide it's a mainstream adult interest because you are going to hear about it a lot.  Star Wars has a new trailer out now and looks to be doing a new movie every year for the foreseeable future.  There will be a new comic book movie (Thor, Wonder Woman) every year as well.  Game of Thrones, Outlander, etc. are still popular.  The genre is not on the fringe anymore, it's become regular popular culture and in many cases has mature themes.  YA has also become pretty mainstream with the success of Hunger Games.  IMO, sci/fi fantasy is filling the niche previously filled by period dramas (remember when there was a rash of Jane Austen movies?) and Die Hard type action movies, and dystopian YA is filling the niche previously filled by WWII and Vietnam books and movies.

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