Since We Are the WrongPlanet, Name Your Planet

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If you could invent your very own planet, what would you name it? What kind of government would you have? Would you want it to be entirely for autistics? Also think about your family and friends---whether or not they have autism, and if you would allow them to live on your own planet.

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I can never recall left-handedness ever being a problem for me.

I used to be able to compete with right handed people in competitive sports all the same.

I don't seem to be able to compete against "NTs" in the areas that define the ASD.

My apology Dillogic, I seem to have deleted the left-handed thread when making a second thread on the planets. Anyway, the original thread was about left-handedness and accidents they are prone to. And then I made this one on planets for autistics...and it somehow deleted the left-handed one. Oh well...and I'm right-handed---lol.

ha, i dunno.

Most of the time I don't think it's so much the wrong planet as the wrong species I was born into. I find common ground with animals more.

That is interesting MrStewart, perhaps a planet not of humans, but of a certain species of animal(s)?

How does this sound - a planet of Aspies plus every other animal on Earth (no NTs)....a planet dutifully named Asperger or perhaps Assburger? Ha! What would a planet of Aspies be like? How about the name Fernlandia?

On my planet, there would be no such thing as "autism," "schizophrenia," or "neurotypicality," as there would be no need to place a label on the way that the various inhabitants perceive the world. Neuro-and-bio-diversity would be the norm; vampires, werewolves, centaurs, harpies, humans, humanoids of all sorts, robots, the typical embodiment of what we currently call "aliens," and whatever other sentient life encounters the planet would all co-exist in harmony and embrace their differences as positive assets to their global community. I would not assume dictatorship over the planet and thus would leave them naming of the planet up to majority vote, though if the citizens asked for my input, I would suggest the name "Quasitopia" (as in a quasi-utopia). The government of the planet would be as democratic as sentient creatures could possibly allow with a slightly anarchist air about it; no person or group would attempt to impose their will upon any other person or group. I imagine that a global community would be the most efficient and culturally desirable, though I would not be surprised if various species created their own "countries" and would respect this so long as the countries were peaceful with one-another. The goal of life on the planet would be to embrace all possibility that is peaceful and beneficial; technological advances, so far as they do not bring harm to the environment or to people, would be encouraged, all of the arts would be wide-spread and highly admired, practiced by everyone to some degree, knowledge would be as free and as open as possible, and folly would flow abound.

Everyone would be welcome, so long as they are peaceful and willing to embrace diversity in all forms.

Also, all of the food would be organic, or at least as organic as the biosphere of the planet allows, and the main focus of medicine would be health, not sickness.

Tannhäuser (0203 C-889-L-533-6 A Ni -- -- -- -- G710 In F5-IV)

The Class-C starport is almost entirely ground-based, with a few automated (and armored) geosynchronous satellites providing navigational data and instructions. Refined fuel is available.

Tannhäuser presents as a near-Earth equivalent with a slightly denser atmosphere, and liquid water covering 85 to 95 percent of its surface. It is ideally situated in the life zone of its primary; this, coupled with its hydrographics and near-zero declination, makes for a moderate climate year-round.

Native fauna is at the bacterial stage, while the native flora has not progressed past blue-green algae, of which there is an abundance (giving rise to a denser atmosphere than one would expect from an Earth-sized planet).

Some features that support the "Moon-Mixing Hypothesis":

• Tannhäuser has no natural satellites larger than a few kilometers across.
  
• Tannhäuser's surface has practically no plate tectonics - the surface is all one, solid mass.
  
• Only one major volcanic island occupies the global ocean in the northern temperate zone. The central volcano is a shield type - possibly the result of an ancient asteroid strike that punched through the planetary mantle.
  
• Tannhäuser's denser elements - including most metals - are located at or near the planet's core.

The spinning metallic core produces an intense geomagnetic field of about twice the intensity of Earth's. The trapped ions in near orbit make for an elevated hazard for ships' crews between 1000 and 100,000 kilometers above the planet's surface. With the geomagnetic and axial north poles in almost perfect alignment (precession is too small to measure), a polar approach path is deemed best for safety and health reasons.

The population of ~700,000 is mostly human, and located on the main island. They're engaged mostly in agriculture/aquaculture, research, cottage crafts, and maintaining the starport.

The independent and non-aligned government is a self-perpetuating democracy. Every adult citizen (age 18+) has one vote in all matters related to government. The governing body itself has more of a managerial than a rulership role.

Local law prohibits body pistols, explosives, poison gas, portable energy weapons, machine guns, and automatic rifles. There is roughly a 17% chance that strangers might be asked by local law enforcement for an ID check, but this rarely results in further questioning or arrest unless criminal activity is involved.

Local technology is roughly equivalent to mid-twentieth century Earth's. While some TL-7 items may be custom-produced, the time and effort to make them is outweighed by the competitive costs of importing similar items from off-world. Most metals heavier than copper must also be imported, and this tends to have an adverse effect on progress of the local tech level beyond TL-6. Tannhäuser is rated as Non-Industrial for trade purposes, and is rated "Green" for travel purposes.

The system has one asteroid belt and no gas giants, making Tannhäuser an ideal place for passing ships to stop and refuel.

The planet Solaria from Asimov's Robot series sounds good to me.

I can live with robots and never see anyone in person, only viewing through screens, if I need to see their facsimilies at all.

I've always dreamed of creating or running my own planet. Funny thing about dreams is that you run into the unintended consequences rather quickly .

When I was young I wanted andventurous and dangerous planets. Dinosours, wild jungles, and craggy mountain ranges. It would be dangerous and rewarding to go outside to adventure. The down side is that it would get old quick, just can't walk down to the surf and enjoy life.

Then I wanted a D&D swords and sorcery world. Not as dangerous when you step out your front door, but danger and adventure were out there if you wanted to look for it. I still want this sort of world.

A name? My favorite name of all time is Altair Four. It's from the wrong sort of movie, but I love the name.

I would like to live on werewolfpoets planet if I had to be part of a society - its cool mine would be more like an asteroid, terraformed to look like a tropical beach, huge, azure glass waves, and only my partner for company, with occassional visits from people we liked, a friendly dentist and doctor. Paradise.

Kinda awkward!

I read up about left-handedness and accidents and apparently those statistics are completely fubared. Left-handedness does not really equate to accident prone.

I'll have to think about the planet question.

In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit named Christina. If I could live anywhere it would be in Middle Earth, specifically the Shire. There would be no worrying whether or not I'm autistic, NT, or anything else. Life would be full of good food, warm hearths, tales of adventures long since passed, debate of ancestry, and a large garden of my own to care for. My kitchen would always be stocked, my armchair always comfortable, and an inn always open and welcoming with a half pint. Friends and neighbors would abound and support each other.

And just beyond my beloved Shire would be a world of new peoples and lands to explore. Danger would be inherent with this new exploration and trying times would certainly come knocking, but the world would come together to battle evil in order for good to prevail. Even the smallest, and the weirdest, of peoples could affect the way the world is shaped. And in the end, Middle Earth would return to peace and I to my hobbit hole.

I've never really felt like I'm from a different planet. It's more of a profound desire to live in the world of my books. That and I've always said I was born out of my time...

I've considered what living on another world would be like several times, but I have a feeling I would have even more trouble fitting in somewhere else.

I don't see myself on another planet but in another time .

When I think of a time I would like to be, I see a world just after the ice-age . Man in small camps where everyone is needed and has a place . I would be a hunter , I think I would really have fit in there . No need for social niceties , my sensory issues would come in handy and I would have only one thing to occupy my mind ( finding the next meal) I could hunt at night ,when I am most comfortable, surrounded by nature and be truly appreciated when I left the solitude of the hunt to return to camp with my spoils.
I think I would be better off in any time other than the one I was born into . Could just be the grass is greener thing though . That's why I love history so much , there always seems to be a spot where I could have belonged
even if that spot is at the bottom .

Recently, a semi-sunken temple was located in a swampy area near the main island. Over the doorway were carved the words "Stella Portæ" in Ancient. Originally, the discoverers thought that they had found the crypt of a large ("Portly") woman named "Stella", but all they found inside was a 30-foot diameter ring-like object with 39 strange glyphs embossed around its periphery. Nearby was an altar-like object with the same 39 glyphs embossed on its surface. Archeologists believe that the site had religious significance.