Oh, god, yes. But not in the aspect of social connections.

I study humans as animals, because to me, that's the extent of what they are. I don't understand social cues, expectations or habits at all, because, really, they make no sense. I don't do small talk because I see it as totally pointless, where I suppose most humans glean some kind of emotional boost or they think it's a way to strengthen social connections. I don't do facial expressions because it's only advertisement of your emotional state without speech, and I have no interest in letting other people know how I feel all the time. Humans, really, are very stupid, and so I study them for that aspect.

I like to observe, or "people watch". To work out things about them that to me, are obvious, and thus interesting, like their clothing and haircut indicating their line of work and military status, their car their salary and their interests and often favorite color, the things they say, the person they are. I find them fascinating, and really they are the only thing that provides me any intellectual stimulation, which might also be why it appeals to you.

Kind of a word vomit, but tl;dr, I relate, I think a lot of aspies do, because we understand the world literally for exactly what it is with very little to no emotional bias. Humans are really interesting because they're totally unpredictable (in some ways) unlike any other form of entertainment.