I don't know who my intended audience is here, so whoever needs to hear this, I am begging you to learn to participate in conversations that are about things you aren't interested in.
Part of socializing and having friends is being a good listener even when you don't actually give a shit about the subject.
Your are hurting other people's feelings when you bluntly respond with "Anyway..." and then change the topic.
It can not always be about your preferred topic.
You are being rude. Yes, even if you are neurodivergent. You can be both autistic and rude.
If you are going to be the infodumper, sometimes you’re also going to have to be the infodumpee.
And you can be interested in other people’s enthusiasm without being personally interested in the subject matter! It’s exciting to see people light up about things even if it isn’t your thing.
My friend and I have terms for this!
If you are being talked at and talked at without opportunities to add your own opinion and without your consent, you are being Brick Walled (derisive) (bc the speaker could replace you with a brick wall and achieve similar results)
A person who has consented to an infodump and is still able to voice their opinions and be listened to is a Rubber Duck (bc of the rubber ducks that programmers talk to in order to work out their problems)
and an infodump is termed an unskipable cut scene.
Therefore you always want to make sure that someone is Rubber Duck so you don’t Brick Wall them with an unskipable cut scene
