I think if an area doesnt interest an NT (in my case atleast), then the area might as well not exist. its like that with politics for me, I just found out who our prime minister is... wait I dont think i remember his name anymore. HES A MAN THO, and he might or might not have glasses! what was the question again?
This. There are so many areas in life that the common man knows a lot about, but I just don't care that much about it and so I think at times I come off stupid to someone who doesn't know me in-depth. A few examples:
1) I just found out that we have some huge oil leak/spill in the U.S. Even after someone told me about it, I still don't want to read about it. While most people know at least "the basics" of why this happened, etc, I really have no clue. I don't watch the boring, pessimistic, Debbie Downer news channels. I like to stay happy and upbeat.
2) I'll often go outside for the day wearing clothes that are "too hot" or "not warm enough" because I don't check the weather. I don't care to check it. I'd rather just bring a jacket (or a sweatshirt) so that I have more than one "layer" if necessary. Then, I'm prepared either way. But, I don't plan my day around the weather. People will say, "It's going to rain today." My response, "Is it really? Good thing I brought my jacket!"
3) I can live somewhere for years and still not really know where certain cities/landmarks are. If I haven't had a need to travel to these places and haven't had a desire/urge to read about them/study them, then I just won't know where they're at. People will say, "How long have you lived here?"
I think people are sometimes baffled at (a) how much I know about certain things, and also (b) how little I know about certain things. If I get caught at the wrong time and about the wrong subject, I suppose I can come off really stupid*.
*Give me 24 hours to research it, however, and I'll know more about it than 99% of the population. It just depends how interested I am in it and how busy I am with other things.