(n.) someone who learns something even without genuine interests, alias: erdilix.

related: academic_larping

• remarks: larper’s original (slang) meaning is like 100% negative but in my case I just want it to be a grey area to warn myself.
• this word has “learn what aligns with your intrinsic motivations (if you have a chance)” kinda assumption.
• is it bad: not all
• its normal to
  • have your role models and learn things to be like them.
• when its good:
  • eager to learn to love / to find charm in the subject (come and see).
    • because in most case you don’t know you love something until you try.
  • learning completely new things as a tiny experiment.
  • with self-aware (so you know when to stop if it didn’t aligns with your interests and should move on to the next thing before you burned-out.)
• when its bad:
  • doing it in a performative manner.
  • fraud (f*ck off you pscho !!)
  • delulu (e.g. Quantum Buddhism bros)
  • didn’t honest with yourself.

created on: Tue May 05 2026