>>34372149
>Is it bad that i have very specific interests
Absolutely not. Those are valuable in their own right. Further more, in my experience as an autist, other people (even if they cannot engage with you on normal topics) can still appreciate you for being uniquely familiar/knowledgeable/skilled in those specific things.
>[Should I try every other cultural thing to avoid missing out and/or being weird?]
I believe this only matters to the extent that those things could help shape you or be entertaining. You may not anticipate/realize how much they could benefit you. However, at the same time, they may be purely optional entertainment that would not be valuable to you, and thus would only waste your time. I think, therefore, the best way to figure whether you should worry about missing out is by thinking about how it would impact/shape you.

For example, I rarely ever engage with fictional media or shows. I often ignore them completely and don't find them interesting. However, I noticed a specific online show which had a unique character with whom I shared a specific emotional flaw. From me engaging with this media, I was able to gain a little bit of introspection into how I would like to improve myself irl. Ultimately, this made the show worth engaging with. The rest of it was just generic entertainment, akin to scrolling social media or playing vidya to fill my time. Nonetheless, I am glad I engaged with it, but it required me to learn what the show was about and in what ways it might be valuable to me.

>>34372149
mid 30s autist here. it definitely makes it hard to be friends with nerd types because they seem to base their friendships on mutual love of fictional media. it's almost easier to be friends w normies these days, since you can at least bond over some random activity you enjoy. but yeah. it gets lonely.

>>34372149
Simply choose an art or culture area and decide to learn a little about it