Goroshky is probably just on the spectrum, and doesn't know how to connect with people beyond his special interests - it explains why he was hypercompetent in some aspects of the game while ignoring whole other dimensions of it, his soloing focus despite demonstrably enjoying playing with groups, his laconic demeanor compared to how excited he gets when thinking or talking about game mechanics, his transactional approach to social situations because while he's clever and observant enough to pick up on cues he doesn't really 'get' people, and how unless people leave a strong or recent impression he completely forgets about them.