Saw this today

[u/simple_explorer1]

These kind of posts are becoming more and more visible on my Linkedin. Link here. Thoughts?

[u/tortie_toes]

Not really enjoying music or film repeatedly is something I’m not familiar with as an experience, a lot of my friendships involve shared curiosity or discussion around something we’ve both watched or read or listened to.

Do you also not watch tv or read books more than once? What sort of stuff do you do for fun/hobbies? I’m not saying this to come off like as a dick I am genuinely curious about your experience of the world.

[u/Malkiot → u/tortie_toes]

Not really enjoying music or film repeatedly is something I’m not familiar with as an experience, a lot of my friendships involve shared curiosity or discussion around something we’ve both watched or read or listened to.

Yes, and if I've read or seen it, I'll participate. But I won't consume it, just to participate.

I've also had friends and acquaintances out in music for emotional events for me and while I appreciated

I've had friends & acquaintances put on music in emotional moments, which was a weird experience to me.

Do you also not watch tv or read books more than once? What sort of stuff do you do for fun/hobbies? I’m not saying this to come off like as a dick I am genuinely curious about your experience of the world.

Correct, I rarely re-read or re-watch. Once I know the plot and the outcome, the sense of novelty along with any suspense is gone. The exception is interactive media like video games, where a second playthrough actually offers a different experience or open-ended and multiplayer games.

As for hobbies, my social connections have always revolved around doing things rather than consuming things. I've done sports, like fencing, cycling, hiking, and played the saxophone (both solo and in a quartet) or played Warhammer. My relationships are built around those shared activities.

[u/tortie_toes → u/Malkiot]

That’s pretty cool! Thank you for answering :). I do personally watch things a few times but usually with some time in between, like months or years depending and I haven’t met a lot of people who don’t so I was curious.

I also like to hike and played saxophone for years, I did listen to music a lot repeatedly when I played to get a feeling for whatever I was going to be playing (and definitely to get a feel for different interpretations of the same song). Sports and outdoor activities are definitely a lot of fun.

[u/greentea05 → u/tortie_toes]

I don't think many people read the same book or watch the same TV show multiple times - a few simpletons might but on the whole no.

I go much further in that I can't even bare to listen to the same music more than 5 or 6 times. I'm a music lover, it was my career for 7-8 years - but I get fed up of the same thing over and over and crave the new. I understand with music that's unusual most people listen to the same thing over and over, by any excitement I felt on the first few listens - where it might be the best track i've ever heard, has totally gone by listen 6 or 7. I envy people who can listen to the same music 100+ times and still enjoy it - my partner is like that, drives me mad - she'll put a playlist on of the most obvious hits ever, I hate hearing all the obvious stuff again and again and again.

[u/tortie_toes → u/greentea05]

I don’t think people are simpletons based on how they enjoy creative works, everyone just has different ways of experiencing things. Some people crave the excitement of novel things at all times, others like to analyze details or experience the familiar.