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I'm always curious. And I love conversing with other curious people. I think those are the kinds of people who will randomly say, "Fun fact: <insert random fact that no one else has bothered to look up because they were never curious>" I find that I get along well with those people because I also am very curious and always trying to learn new things. And I think curiosity can be a great tool for actually educating ourselves as well. I was homeschooled until I was 14, where my education was solely based on religious readings with maybe a random math sheet thrown in like once a month. I didn't learn what I should have learned as a child as far as basic education goes, as well as how people act socially. So, when it came to going to a high school, I fell behind, hardly graduated, and I still lack some of that knowledge that a lot of people are aware of from basic education courses (like mathematics, history, etc.). Thankfully, I grew up in an age where I had a handy dandy computer with access to (mostly) endless knowledge at my fingertips. So, when I'm curious about a topic, it's easy for me to teach myself new things. For example, a while back, I became really curious about 3i Atlas, the interstellar object currently soaring through our solar system. Sure, it was just a little curiosity that peaked my interest in researching it, but I've been staying up to date on it which has resulted in my actually learning a lot about comets and just space in general... as well as Harvard scientists who shouldn't have their degrees. So, I very much value my curiosity and the fact that I'm continuously educating myself on things. While I may not fully know what the Pythagorean Theorem is or who the seventh president of the US was, I'll never stop having the urge to learn more about what I actually care about. Surely there aren't people out there who are not curious. |