essentially brennan’s thoughts on special interests

[@brewdaly1873]

That's why he said "She is the perfect woman" lol

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

And he was right

[@governor_explosion]

This is basically how I feel about my autistic friends- I don’t necessarily know anything about their special interests, but as a person who was never allowed to talk about my interests growing up, I like hearing them be passionate about stuff they like.

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

Damn wish I had some of those lol

[@theblaze5530]

Just having someone to listen to your special interests means a lot

[@Mr.Brothybear]

Me too!

[@Rriuiu]

So well said!! I actually learned to be okay with liking certain things so much from autistic friends and relatives. I hope to one day be comfortable with being that passionate about something!

[@Roronoa2zoro]

Childhood experiences both from family and peers are why I have massive trouble talking about my interests with anyone as an adult.

[@kmcd3322]

Interested people are interesting.

[@communismenjoyer1858]

Read this as "interested people are disgusting" lol

[@Bubbles603]

Put this on a poster and GIVE IT TO ME

[@incogitantsam54]

he has never said something more real

[@chiffon788]

Both Brennan and Howie

[@funkymanvibing]

I'm not saying theyre literally autistic but as an autistic person this is part of why I like Brennan and Izzy so much. They're the "just like me for real" energy. For whatever reason, they get it

[@ValbrandrLeonhardt]

With how broad a spectrum autism is, I would not be surprised if Brennan or Izzy fall somewhere on it.

[@littlemisspipebomb4723]

Not to armchair diagnose but I'd be incredibly surprised if Brennan doesn't have autism or ADHD. His conviction to rules especially feels like he has at minimum a touch of the tism

[@MrEzioCraft360]

I'm not autistic and they also give me the "just like me for real" energy haha

[@DrSlobGoblin]

Yeah. I don't have those doctor powers of diagnosis but his interview with his mom felt...familiar.

[@ziwuri]

Brennan started studying college-level philosophy at the age of 14. He even referred to himself at the time as "precocious."

[@lindabork6542]

one of my absolute most favourite things in the world is that glint in the eye that people get when you show interest in their special interest... it's honestly the most endearing, attractive, and just all around amazing thing ever when someone realises they can just dump on you all of their thoughts and tell you everything you never realised you wanted to know about whatever it is they like. i live for it, truly.

[@jaredf6205]

Sometimes I look for special interest KZbin channels. Like an entire KZbin channel dedicated to different ceiling fans or automatic doors at different stores. Just any possible thing you could imagine, there's someone out there with an intense interest who will make a KZbin channel about it. It's just interesting to see people having so much appreciation for so many things that I would never even consider.

[@twothirdsanexplosive]

Absolutely. A bunch of people will roll their eyes when someone gets super deep in some topic the listener doesn't care about but I love it just because it's fun to poke around what they know and learn random things along the way from someone who has a passion for that topic. It's easy to converse because you just ask questions and maybe try to relate to things you know.

[@poodychulak]

There's so much overlap between things, people who don't dig into other people's passions really miss out on enriching themselves in turn

[@carolineolsen6428]

"special interests" here i was buckling in for an anti-capitalist monologue

[@deadfr0g]

Me leaning forward in my seat, eyes wide, yelling “YEAH!!! GET ’EM!!” as stray bits of spittle reach escape velocity and catapult themselves outward from my frothing mouth

[@mee4062]

Those are more rants, peeves or sometimes obsessions, rather than interests. Still enjoyable though!

[@deadfr0g]

@@mee4062 I… I genuinely can’t tell if you’re making an autism joke by pretending to misinterpret or you’re just actually being autistic by misinterpreting, but I love you either way! 😅 In case it helps anyone understand: In politics and industry, “special interests” is generally (mild simplification) a big fat euphemism for corporate lobbying, which in turn is generally (another mild oversimplification) the primary mechanism through which the very wealthiest members of a capitalist society exert an extremely disproportionately massive degree of influence on the course of that society’s regulations and laws and government. In very blunt, very layman terms: It’s billionaires _claiming_ to be advocating for the rights of the many many (economically exploited) workers employed under businesses that they own, when _in reality,_ they’re mainly only advocating for whatever benefits themselves the most.

[@mee4062]

@@deadfr0g Oh, yeah. Brain was not braining over there. I missed the "special interests" part. Thanks for the clarifying! Love you to!

[@Kenpachi_Ramasama]

Remember, kids: You can never stop learning.

[@nukewaste]

WE WILL MAKE YOU KNOW MORE OF THE THINGS, FOREVER!!!!

[@welephantsoup]

this reads like a threat and i appreciate that

[@jaypeterson1324]

Not me still full-time masking because showing interest in things is scary 😅

[@pukkiemouse4668]

I hadnt noticed the table and thought Brennan was just standing like that

[@Thisratisrockin]

Man I wish I had someone in my life who thought this way lmao. It’s hard getting shut down constantly

[@DeathnoteBB]

This is actually a good explanation for why “Who doesn’t like Wikipedia” hurt me a bit on the inside! You know she learned all that from everything but Wikipedia Not that Wikipedia is bad, I use it a lot. But I know from experience if you’re *really* into something Wikipedia is the springboard not the endgame

[@turoni314]

I think Howie mostly was like, I want to reward this but don't socially know how to respond to this well

[@excrubulent]

This entire comment section is making me smile. I feel like so much less of a freak.

[@arifike]

When he says who doesn’t love Wikipedia, it always feels kinda dismissive. Cuz I’m like that was awesome!! but then I remember he wasn’t getting the inspirational music and then I understand. lol

[@mee4062]

Essentially, few things are more enjoyable to listen to than a nerd, going off about their favorite topic!

[@erinyes3943]

Yes yes yes yes yes yes!!!!!! I love people’s enthusiasm!!!!!!!!!!! Exactly! Talk to me about Greek syntax or houseplants or the intricacies or cotton production, I don’t care it’s cool!!!

[@milocrispin3910]

cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute

[@thesuperMasterSword]

Hello you wonderful person. I just want you to know that the silly Google thinks that your post needs to be translated to English, and the best way to do that is to remove some u's.

[@milocrispin3910]

@@thesuperMasterSword cte. since you lack whimsy

[@dude_thats_rowin]

This man is so cute

[@BlooGhost]

Please reply to this comment with your special interests!! I wanna know!! :D

[@apocalypt_us7941]

Cooking, fermenting, houseplants

[@BlooGhost]

@@apocalypt_us7941 fermenting?! That’s awesome!! what’s your favorite, and what’s the easiest thing to ferment? And what kind of house plants do you keep? And what kind of cooking do you do?! I wanna know it all!😆🩵✨

[@apocalypt_us7941]

@@BlooGhost Hmm it's hard to pick one favourite fermentation, but I do try to make sure I've always got some home made kimchi in the fridge or cupboard. I ferment home made hot sauce as well with chillies that I grew from my own plants from seed. Both of them are pretty easy to do actually! Also I love doing different things with my sourdough starter which I find pretty easy to keep going. I've got a few chilli plants (rocoto, serrano, and orange habanero) and herbs to cook with, as well as some begonias I got as cuttings from my grandma, a lot of different types of pothos and philodendron and other tropical plants, and a few different types of hoyas which are my favourite. I'm lucky enough to have big windows in my apartment which lets in a lot of light which makes them all pretty easy to care for thankfully. One of my friends said when she visited last said that every time she comes over my place looks more and more like Poison Ivy lives here which made me laugh I do a lot of different cooking, I'm an omnivore but I like the challenge of different types of 'restrictions' sometimes and like to make sure my friends with dietary requirements have something nice to eat too so I'm pretty good with vegan and/or gluten free baking, and have done a few fodmap friendly dishes as well. Recently I made some vegan sourdough cinnamon buns which turned out amazingly, and just did a batch of pulled pork cooked with (home fermented ofc) tepache that I'd had sitting in the fridge for ages and wanted to use up. I had it with with home made arepas, my fermented hot sauce, and some salsa verde (with a little bit of chopped preserved lemon which is also a very easy home ferment) and sliced avocado. I was pretty impressed with myself after that meal lol

[@kelseyjaffer]

geography, cryptids, animals, languages, cooking…there are just too many cool things on this weird little planet, man

[@SongSparrow1]

Jeez, I remember when “special interests” used to refer to lobbyists.

[@Alex-p3k4h]

so what's the purpose of this comment

[@SongSparrow1]

@@Alex-p3k4h To tell people about the old days, when I walked to school uphill both ways in the driving snow. You know, back when we HAD snow.

[@jonothanthrace1530]

They don't get to use that term anymore, we own it now. You could say we... bought it out.

[@romainsavioz5466]

26 hours a day On 1 leg the other leg was starting a business ​@Madcapredcap

[@kukachoo42]

im gonna start using the term "special interest group" to refer to a pack of autistics

[@Wheee135]

Brennan X Hank 😢 lol