neophilia

:neophilia: /nee`oh-fil'-ee-*/ n. The trait of being excited and pleased by novelty. Common among most hackers, SF fans, and members of several other connected leading-edge subcultures, including the pro-technology `Whole Earth' wing of the ecology movement, space activists, many members of Mensa, and the Discordian/neo-pagan underground (see geek . All these groups overlap heavily and (where evidence is available) seem to share characteristic hacker tropisms for science fiction, music , and oriental food . The opposite tendency is `neophobia'.

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