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Those of us who prefer to be on the outside looking in are not generally the most popular. Old Testament apocrypha vilify the "Watchers" as creeper angels who decide human women are hot, leave heaven, and get with as many of them as possible. This creates the Nephilim, whose existence is at least part of the reason God sends the Flood to reboot the Earth. Of course, depending on the story, the Watchers are also the ones who teach humanity various sorts of forbidden knowledge, a la Prometheus.
There's something to both ideas. We are different, and sometimes not in a good way. Rejecting people and "society" broadly can be an excuse for either not being comfortable in one's skin and/or not being willing to accept those negative traits that make other people not want to be around. I have no comment on whether I may or may not be a creeper. At the same time, different experiences and a different perspective on things can also be valuable.
Where I fit in this paradigm I leave to the reader.
Nonetheless, I do hope that I can offer some kind of insight that someone will at some point find useful. I don't really have a niche to speak of; unfortunately I tend to lose interest in something long before I can do any kind of deep dive. To the extent I have a consistent interest, it's usually looking at something people say or do and then trying to think about what assumptions underlie it. We tend to divide the world up in specific ways, and it's not something we pay attention to as much as we should. We're always doing some kind of Riemann sum on the universe, but without the ability to use infinite parts. I expect Hume will come up a lot.
We're always doing some kind of Riemann sum on the universe, but without the ability to use infinite parts.
This is a very poignant statement, and I've never thought about it that way. Great perspective.
At the same time, different experiences and a different perspective on things can also be valuable.
It's hard sometimes to hear other perspective, to be challenged. Depending on one's mindset, it can either motivate or demotivate you. Be knowledge is a strong asset.
By the way, love what you did with your homepage, zampano!