I would characterize the condition you describe as being interested in people.
I originally intended to post something similar but more pointed. Since your post didn’t quite attain the suitable level of pointedness, I replied to your post instead of the original.
That is, I originally intended to post something like (combining the wording of your and my posts):
I’d characterize that condition as being interested in how people work and universal human experience.
I was hoping your reply was the ‘more pointed summary’ I intended to post, but since it’s not:
.. Being interested in how people work and universal human experiences.
I don’t follow what you meant to express here.
You wrote
I originally intended to post something similar but more pointed. Since your post didn’t quite attain the suitable level of pointedness, I replied to your post instead of the original.
That is, I originally intended to post something like (combining the wording of your and my posts):
Ah, I see. Thanks for the clarification.