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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: weird unusual objects |
| malavois |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2020, 2:12 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 995
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| Normal is an expression of probabilistic frequency. Do lots and lots of people order items online for the purposes of fulfilling sensory experiences? Probably not, but the 95th percentile is still in the same bell curve. I feel like maybe not enough people explore the exhilaration of self-judgment-f... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why people with ASD / Autism / AS should not be a neo nazi |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2020, 2:02 am
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Replies: 273
Views: 17,507
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| Why did this tangent develop? Are people trying to connect me with Holocaust Denial? :scratch: Hey, is there subtext to the head-scratch guy? I am inclined to read that as pretending to be confused about a point that you are highlighting as a way to point out how absurd it is. Is it genuine curiosi... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Who/When/Why did it start? |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2020, 12:18 am
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Replies: 137
Views: 4,768
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| I have a loose hypothesis that in difficult times some people want to believe in something different, bigger, ostensibly better. In the US in the 70s there were a LOT of cults and people leaving their homes to join alternative communities where things felt different from the chaos and turmoil of the... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: COVID-19 |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2020, 2:30 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 924
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| The New England Journal of Medicine and the Lancet have determined: The SARS-CoV-2 virus can live on: - plastic (food packaging, credit cards, toys, light switches, ATM buttons, computer keyboards, etc.) for up to 3-7 days, depending on the porosity of the plastic - stainless steel (door handles, ap... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why people with ASD / Autism / AS should not be a neo nazi |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2020, 1:36 pm
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Replies: 273
Views: 17,507
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| An incident that involves two people of different races, particularly when one person is White and one person is Black, in which there is conflict and an exercise of power* by one person over the other, particularly when the power lies with the White person, IS A RACE ISSUE. It just is. Doesn’t matt... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: What. Was she thinking? |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2020, 1:24 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,137
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| The obscenely wealthy often behave so terribly in times of crisis. I truly don’t understand how people like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk and the Kardashians and all them can live with themselves and wake up each morning, knowing that they could alleviate so much suffering for a sum that they wouldn’t no... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why people with ASD / Autism / AS should not be a neo nazi |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 3:47 pm
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Replies: 273
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| A left-wing "authoritarian regime" is extremely unlikely here in the U.S.A. The left in general, "illiberal" or otherwise, is just NOT very politically powerful in this country. The Democratic Party has a small and vocal progressive wing; but, for the most part, the Dems are mid... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Do votes in non-swing states matter? |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 3:40 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 686
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| Value of the electoral college aside, I think it is important to vote regardless of whether it will make a significant difference for the presidential election. For one, the state and local measures are VERY important and each vote definitely does count there. Second, I’m not sure the red- or blue-n... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Who/When/Why did it start? |
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Posted: 28 Oct 2020, 12:10 am
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Replies: 137
Views: 4,768
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| The freedom and rights argument just sounds to me like people claiming that their own freedoms and their own rights and their own health and their own safety is more important than anyone else’s and if you value the lives of others you’re a chump. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Am I autistic or a narcissist? |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2020, 10:51 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 719
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| I once asked my therapist that same question and she said, if you are even asking that, you’re not a narcissist. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Is Fitting In Fair to You? |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2020, 1:33 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,434
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| I think the balance tips when I feel I am too far from my values and beliefs. For instance, I was a temp at an investment bank for a summer (barf) and in order to make the days bearable I tried to fit in and get along. However, the people I met there, who in retrospect were not only neurotypical but... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Real Equality. |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2020, 1:22 am
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Replies: 98
Views: 13,608
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| I think I see what you’re saying. Like, in the past you were less likely to get push-back if you weren’t precise about pronouns and stuff like that? There is an unfortunate pain that comes with the transition to a new understanding of language and how it affects society. Changes are difficult to ke... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Are anti-maskers, covid deniers etc. like suicide bombers? |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2020, 1:20 am
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Replies: 77
Views: 10,033
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| You can call us brats, psychopaths, or whatever labels you want. It's all meaningless to me. Why should I care about the opinions of a bunch of germophobic leftists? Just like I can say that I believe pro-mask people are meddling, paranoid, tyrannical communists who believe whatever propaganda the ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why people with ASD / Autism / AS should not be a neo nazi |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2020, 1:12 am
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Replies: 273
Views: 17,507
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| You're pointing the finger at an angry mob we don't even associate with. Stop blindly associating people you don't understand with violence. In fact, Antifa has become fascist themselves-adopting whole-heartedly the tactics of confrontation, bullying, and street violence that were the hallmarks of ... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Does any autistic person here like to read drama? |
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Posted: 27 Oct 2020, 1:03 am
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,528
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| If it’s well-written I do. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Real Equality. |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2020, 4:19 pm
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Replies: 98
Views: 13,608
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| I think I see what you’re saying. Like, in the past you were less likely to get push-back if you weren’t precise about pronouns and stuff like that? There is an unfortunate pain that comes with the transition to a new understanding of language and how it affects society. Changes are difficult to kee... |
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