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07 May 2018, 4:13 pm

This is my term for people like Paris Hilton--they have no mental or intellectual skills whatsoever save one, which is a hyper developed ability to socialize. Can you think of anyone else like this?


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07 May 2018, 6:33 pm

Career socialite seems the apt term for this NT behaviour, I don't think it requires any special NT skill, just overuse of a common NT skill. Attention seeking is no doubt part of it for some, and that's not savantism either. The cult of celebrity and celebrity attention seeking has nothing to do with AS or savantism.



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08 May 2018, 9:13 am

Anyone famous for the simple reason that they are famous and popular, rather than being known for any kind of achievement. Being famous/popular is much different from being successful.