Feeling like watching a zoo?

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Anyone else get the feeling of watching a zoo in places with lots of people?, just like Neo does in The matrix when he has found out the truth and rides with a black car through the town where used to live.
Seeing the NT-spirit in the eyes of people but knowing through interaction with others that the majority views and behavior isn't necessarily the right one. Free from feeling the pathological urge to compare yourself with everybody, to conform or play the musical chair game etc.

i understand what you mean to an extent.

i feel like i am watching a massive herd of sheep all following each other.

^ Me too

Yep. Sometimes I sit watching people, and wondering when any of them actually had any conscious thought about what they are doing. I usually describe people as wildebeest, their life's aim seems to be "Keep your head down, do what everybody else is doing and hope the crocodiles get someone else".

Catch.. even the crocodiles obey the collective..

I people watch as if I'm seeing a zoo, not because "lol those samey NTs" and all that bull. I just see society as what it is, a bunch of animals going about their daily business and I like to pick up on various behaviour patterns and things like that.

People do seem like a bunch of animals passing by. There are many breeds of NTs.

I people watch often. Sometimes it actually makes me feel like a part of them, even though I'm not.

And many breeds of all other neurologically wired people. You could go as far to say that each individual is there own "breed", as no two are the same.

Anyway, I personally see other people as "filler material" for the world, and I must admit I often assign them to certain classifications. I do sometimes try to "get into their minds" and work out why they behave in a certain way and figure out the reasons why they do the things they do, and what benefits they are expecting from it. Most people though are just mindless moving objects to me until they prove themselves otherwise, whether by positive or negative actions.

I watch cars at times. The fascination of people passing by randomly and never knowing what they will look like is somewhat interesting. In a social environment I look at things in a very literal way, shes dancing to attract attention, shes smiling to fit in, he's cheering to attract attention, he's on his phone talking to his wife. This actually seems what I do in most social situations... instead of participating I'm observing emotions, habits, people...

This might be normal for most? I do enjoy the company but its more of like a watching the show/entertainment value than me actually enjoying myself outright.