It is all a mixed bag one way or another though really all the memory is still there just not normally accessible until on the other side again but anyway the memory block here both a blessing and a curse. Willing to bet that most souls on average have probably been around for at least a few...
I do forget which country you are in but if it is the states then I am not the least bit surprised by some of this given that there is still a lot of pressure for people to conform both in their personality and cognition in order to socially fit in never mind deal with the adult daycare that is...
This has always been one of those signs that there could be something PL related and worth the effort to uncover either due to past incarnations in such areas or those lives had visited such and made connections there.
Materialism when it comes to such things is absolute dead bottom of the barrel when it comes to such matters that really everything else is at least a cut or two above in understanding. It really does raise a red flag if not a few for me when meeting such minds and generally doesn't take long to...
I've always found it remarkable how some types are so avoidant of human emotions to the point of shutting down others much less themselves even if it only be words let alone actual expression. Show any warmth and they'll either think that you are weak or want something etc. Show any depth then...