does anyone here have aggressively normie and simple friends?

sometimes I feel like I’m living in a completely different reality from them. Their interests are just so… normal. Sports, reality TV, whatever generic Netflix slop is trending that month. they love shitty movies, and reality tv. Every time we hang out, the conversation inevitably drifts to some combination of “Did you see the game last night?” or “Oh my god, Love Is Blind is WILD this season.”

my free time is spent on weird art projects, reading niche books, watching obscure films, and shit posting on reddit.

I bring something up, and they’re either mildly confused or just straight-up uninterested. It’s not like I think I’m better than them or anything, but I definitely feel different. Like I’m orbiting a totally different cultural sphere while they’re locked into the mainstream feed.

Does anyone else feel this way? Like you love your friends but also feel kind of alienated from them because your interests are just on a different wavelength?