I hate that there aren't many open-minded people like me around here. I live in a town about 20 minutes outside of Baltimore; we have a nice mix of income classes and races. We have Lower Class, Middle Class, Upper Middle Class, and even some super rich folks, all in this town made up of Whites, Blacks, Asians, Latinos, etc; with many different religious and political beliefs. Which I think is cool. However, most of them that I have come across are so close minded. All they seem to care about is either money, partying, or drugs. There are a VERY FEW open-minded people here like me. They're all around my age, and were either children or grandchildren of Hippies, with a few exceptions who came to open-minded on their own. The problem is, there are so few of us, that we almost never get together and share. I wish there were more people here that I could hang out with and share experiences with. I believe the best way to expand your mind is by sharing with others, and having them share with you. Either by telling stories, or by doing things together. Now I'm not saying that a few of us having gotten together and done this or that, but it's just so rare. It makes me feel Isolated, almost alone in my beliefs. Does anybody here feel, or ever felt the same way?
Dude- You are 20 minutes outside of Baltimore....Find a few coffee houses, find some cool bars where bands play, wander the streets (not all of the streets). There are a lot of other posters here on HF who are from your area... Mingle.
People are sometimes conforming their topics of conversation to the person they speak with. Have you really talked further than these popular interests they shared with you? Do you really know these people in your town? My experience is that in every community there are quite a few openminded people (perhaps not all in the categories you prefer but diversity is key as you know and not everybody can or has to be openminded in everything to be a relatively openminded person) but there is a big chance you might miss the peeps that actually might be 'compatible' with you But to answer your question, yes: I also feel like that sometimes. I guess in some ways I'm just a peculiar guy Perhaps you are too?
Make a point to hang out with the other people around who are good people. MAYBE you are looking for very specific type of people and not giving others a chance? There are a LOT of different scenes in Baltimore, different things to do and people to mingle with. What do you look for in your friend group[s?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erikson's_stages_of_psychosocial_development Take a look at this.. might help.
Yes, I question the logic of claiming one is open minded then next paragraph complaining how fucked everyone else is
Get out there! Open your mind to new experiences, to new peeps, to new everything. The world is not a screen and keyboard and a faceless nameless person typing at you!
