Anonymous
Post 12/17/2023 22:21     Subject: "Boring" topics you wish more people would geek out about with you
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Film noir
DC statehood
Birdwatching
Civil War and Reconstruction history
Post punk 80s music


Ooh, can i be your friend?


I think that person is my friend. Hi!
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2023 14:53     Subject: "Boring" topics you wish more people would geek out about with you
Gregorian chant
Needlework
Mythology
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2023 13:10     Subject: Re:"Boring" topics you wish more people would geek out about with you
I want to talk about the subjunctive mood and how Americans always use the wrong verb tense.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2023 13:04     Subject: Re:"Boring" topics you wish more people would geek out about with you
Cults, evangelical church culture of the 80s, the idea of tanshumanism.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2023 12:25     Subject: Re:"Boring" topics you wish more people would geek out about with you
AI
Rare diseases
Obscure sea creatures
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2023 12:20     Subject: "Boring" topics you wish more people would geek out about with you
Horses and riding
Dog training
Tolkien (Lord of the Rings, etc.)

-48 year old woman
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2023 11:29     Subject: "Boring" topics you wish more people would geek out about with you
Anonymous wrote:Astrology, death, reincarnation, past lives, parts of the Bible, parallel universes.

If any of these topics interest you, you are part of my tribe


+1!!!
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2023 09:29     Subject: "Boring" topics you wish more people would geek out about with you
World War I. WWII gets all the glory and attention. I’m glad to see that changing a little bit, with some good movies in recent years.

I’m fascinated by war novels, generally, but especially WWI.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2023 09:20     Subject: "Boring" topics you wish more people would geek out about with you
Anonymous wrote:Mountain climbing. I have read every book and seen every movie about mountain climbing — although it is not something I would ever do myself. Lol.


+1 Prime has a good catalog of shows and movies.

I also love disaster documentaries.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2023 09:13     Subject: "Boring" topics you wish more people would geek out about with you
Anonymous wrote:This is weird but think a lot about the series “Man in the High Castle” and Kate Atkinson‘s book “Life After Life”. With the former, I think about what life would be like if the US had lost World War II. With Atkinson’s book I think about how small things can change the trajectory of our lives. I could talk about time jumping/time travel until I lost my voice LOL. I don’t know anyone else like this. I’m a 51 year old married woman


I was coming on here to say this. I love alternate histories!
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2023 09:03     Subject: "Boring" topics you wish more people would geek out about with you
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Beets



Beats taste like dirt smells.


Refined dirt. All the flavor and nutrition with none of the grit.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2023 09:01     Subject: "Boring" topics you wish more people would geek out about with you
Anonymous wrote:why do people have gay sex?


Watch the movie Chasing Amy for a casual pop primer before digging into more academic and technical discussion.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2023 08:48     Subject: "Boring" topics you wish more people would geek out about with you
Anonymous wrote:Film noir
DC statehood
Birdwatching
Civil War and Reconstruction history
Post punk 80s music


Ooh, can i be your friend?
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2023 08:37     Subject: "Boring" topics you wish more people would geek out about with you
Anonymous wrote:Beets


Gonna need some more information here
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2023 08:36     Subject: "Boring" topics you wish more people would geek out about with you
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:“Homeland” & “The Americans”


I am Russian so I would really enjoy discussing The Americans even if I am not that knowledgeable.
I think they captured the Soviet details really well (though I was 14 when the USSR collapsed).
I really enjoyed that show and how they didn’t just engage in Russia hating.


There is a really cool discussion on Reddit about the Americans where they discuss how Philip and Elizabeth would have weathered the break up of the Soviet Union and what a “reunion” show twenty years later would look like.