Re: CHAT: Coming out of the conlang closet

I'd expect most Conlangers are INTPs (Introvert Senser Thinker Perciever)
These people love logical systems, such as language, mathematics, physics,
any science, and computers.  I know I am.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andreas Johansson" <and_yo@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: CHAT: Coming out of the conlang closet


> Cian Ross wrote:
> >On Saturday 01 June 2002 07:59 am, Andreas Johansson wrote:
> > > To each his own, but for me, I experienced quite enough rejection as a
> >kid
> > > that I'm perfectly willing to bend a little in order to be accepted. I
> > > don't see it as "being someone I'm not" (how could I?), but as think
of
> >it
> > > as thinking a bit about what aspects of myself I chose to display.
> >
> >I do that also...but I see it as self-protection rather than as a way of
> >getting accepted.
>
> I see getting accepted as a form of self-protection. Being beaten up as a
> kid for being deviant brought at least me to that POV.
>
> >  This particularly applies to non-mainstream activities
> >like conlanging, programming just for fun (which I also have done), and
> >reading science books just for fun.  (Part of my current light :) reading
> >list is Alan Guth, _The Inflationary Universe_, which is not heavily
> >mathematical but goes into some recent notions about the interfaces
> >between quantum theories and the origin of the universe.)
>
> Popular physics, cosmology etc does seem to be popular on the list! To
busy
> with Uni stuff to read much at the moment, but should perhaps look for
that
> book when I get some time ...
>
>                                                    Andreas
>
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