I just remembered the word I've had in my head for a while:
neophile. Link goes to Wikipedia, the word was coined by the great wacko Robert Anton Wilson.
Quote:
Neophiles/Neophiliacs have the following basic characteristics:
The ability to adapt rapidly to extreme change
A distaste or downright loathing of tradition, repetition, and routine
A tendency to become bored quickly with old things
A desire, bordering on obsession in some cases, to experience novelty
A corresponding and related desire to create novelty by creating or achieving something and/or by stirring social or other forms of unrest.
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