It's not a completely unrelated topic. It's just esoterically related, or a delightfully similar paradigm when juxtaposed.
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Trust me, they're related in my head.
I'm a member of a maker space. It's a fun game to "nerd snipe" other members, as they are leaving.
It can backfire however. We've had the sun come up on us, while chatting in the car park. That was a mutual win/loss.
Ah but which of you generously assumes the task of thread-keeping and context-restoration most of the time?
Who kindly reminds the other that they were making a larger point, so we can say “oh shit, right! As I was saying…”
Whether it’s because you’re actually curious or just saving us from remembering the unfinished idea as we fall asleep…
You are hands down our favorite person to get aimlessly lost in conversation with <3
Yes neurodivergent people recognize the pattern of similarities that reminds you of the other thing. Normies just think it’s unrelated
I'm the ND that causes most of the branching, upon branching, upon branching but also usually the one to piece the conversation chain back together when we inevitably are both confused how we ended up at the current topic. Since I'm the one who caused the branching in the first place, it would be really difficult for the other person to piece it together.
ADHD here yes this reminds me of me
I believe that's why I am so funny. I am reminded of semi-relevant tangents by the oddest of triggers, or see things from weird angles compared to normal people.
I have to restrain myself and limit the number of "that reminds me of" moments in day to day conversations.
And it's relaxing.
This post reminds me of spaghetti
I might not be in this picture, however, way too many times I get something similar where I can actually pinpoint why it reminds me of something seemingly unrelated, and it's like 3-5 conceptual jumps away. It's way too complicated and boring to explain, but it's also awkward if I just say they are related.
For example, someone talking about ice hockey, which reminds me of Robin's character from How I met your mother, or when she made a music clip called 'Let's go to the mall', which reminds me of how sad it is that malls are not (that much of) a thing anymore. Do I explain how I remembered this story of a repurposed mall? Of course not, that would be silly. Do I just say it was an association chain? Nah. Is it awkward? It is.