Haha, Casper, you should meet me. I'm much the same way as you. I'm into many different things, too. Do not compromise your own desires and spirit for the sake of a few friends because they will not be very good friends if they don't see you or accept you as you are.
By the way, your belief that others fit into some sort of a mold sounds like a bit of a cognitive bias or an error in thinking. Our brains are designed to put things into categories, or categorize things according to patterns. There's also confirmation bias, which is that we pay most attention to things that confirm our beliefs nad attitudes, leading to even stronger beliefs. People don't tend to fit into molds totally or completely, as long as you look hard enough.
Now here's the thing, there's a part you're missing. There's something else about you that you don't know because you're too close to yourself. And because we only know your situation, we'll most probably end up sympathizing with you, but that won't solve your particular problem, either. You need to find out this other thing, which has to do with how you come off with other people. If you can find someone who's honest enough to tell you their real impression of you, you might get lucky. Especially whether you might be unintentionally coming off as boastful.
__________________ Mind-Manual
"What's pragmatic?"
"Pragmatic? It's the opposite of hope."
- Ze Frank |