neophilia

   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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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {geek}]