Some of this is an innate personality quirk in that both of them are people-oriented and basically optimistic, so they tend to look for ways that others are interesting, worthwhile, decent, etc. It's an incredible gift, that outlook.
But having seen it, I firmly believe that it is one worth cultivating, too.
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I am this way (and my father was too) He had an amazing ability to appreciate people, regardless of whether or not they were unusual, and he combined this with a kind of compassion and optimism. I think I inherited it from him. I too love outliers, although to be honest, the ones who are really far out with boundary issues sometimes scare me (i.e. Glass Castle types) but in general I appreciate people and find lots to enjoy in most people regardless.
