👋 I'm the same.

It's an interest that's special to me so it still works

I don't dislike the term but I think there is likely a better term (coined or not yet coined) that would convey it more directly. Someone else already brought up the term "intense interests" and personally like it but I see no issue with using "special interests"

All of this has alarmed safety advocates and current + former DOT officials: "The consequence of this, of pulling back on these safety regulations, is that more daughters, mothers, children, bread winners are going to lose their lives,” said one.

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