Originally Posted by aggs:
“But when that 'possibility' is used to explain actions/words with no foundation then it's pointless. Every HM will have a 'something'' that could be used as a 'possible explanation'.
Another possible explanation is that the people who tend to be HM's are a rather self centered lot and if something doesn't directly involve or refer to them then they just aren't interested.”
Yes, this makes perfect sense. Some personality subsets are probably more attracted to going through a long haul to be a HM, whether that's by what we might think of as the 'traditional' route, or by sucking up to / hanging with the right Zelebs in the hope of getting on to BB.
So you get the 'anal' types

- and I mean that most sincerely folks - probably Joel, Jack and even Nick fall into this; then there are the D for dunce Dannies who see "fame" as a 'career' choice.
Either way, they are all very focused on their own little selfish planet and will blank anything such as general knowledge that does not appear to have an immediate benefit.
Only the 'anals' with natural intelligence or perhaps determined prep/ boarding school masters pick up anything else along the way.