This is about something that I am generally experiencing quite a bit in my life. The title is an acronym: No One Gives A ____ (about that) Either.
Meaning, the more I care about something, the less anyone else gives a ____. And the more other people generally care about things or value things, the less I do. This is not based mainly on the observed level of value other people place on subjects, but more on the merits of the subjects themselves.
This is extremely frustrating because the result is that I don’t have a lot in common with anyone, and so keep trying to discuss or work on things, and being completely ignored or dismissed either because NOGAFATE, or because, on the basis of the lack of BS subject commonality, they just don’t GAF about me anymore.
The only way I know to avoid this is to pretend that the only thing I GAFA(bout) is one specific thing and go right the middle of a cult of those people after studying so much on that subject that I have an encyclopedia of knowledge and skills in that area. Then, if I stay on the trendy topic in that area or engage in the intricate, nasty political manipulations of the group, people will GAF briefly.
What I have found is that I have a number of interests and perspectives which are generally outside of the mainstream (except for their cult followings) but apparently do not care about or know enough about any of them to be part of the cults, and either NOGAFE when I try to bring them up outside or even often inside of those groups. Also these topics that interest me tend to involve problems or challenges that NOGAFAE even though they are very significant issues.
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