I think you are allowing imagination to be overtly ambiguous. There are ideas and imagination. I know what I'm talking about, at my warehouse job I do not get into interesting conversations about design, architecture, clothing, or culinary arts.

From my personal experience with the area that I live; retelling of television programs, stand up routines, or discussions about who they should draft for their fantasy leagues does not qualify with using your imagination. It comes down to regurgitating someone else's imagination or referring to a player's stat block from the previous year does not illustrate an exercise of imagery.

We could argue about the definition of imagination for a while, it is a word, they have different meanings to different people.

I know what I'm talking about, at my warehouse job I do not get into interesting conversations about design, architecture, clothing, or culinary arts.

Have you ever asked them about their hobby's? Many people don't share that with the general public because bullies in their past attacked them for individuality in high school. Then there is the possibility that they are dumb as a box of rocks and do not have any. I'm sorry you are trapped in a situation that is so lacking in imagination.

This is your problem.

I live near Pottsivlle, PA aka hometown to the oldest American brewery, Yuengling.