TimmyDeanSausage

I never said humans are good. I also completely disagree that 100% of humans are “drenched in ordinary evil”. What a hyperbolic claim… It sounds like you’re depressed and you’re allowing your mental state to completely warp your worldview. If there’s one thing I’ve learned in life, it’s that everything has a balance. For all the evil in the world, there’s a near equal amount of good/ beauty. Trust that my worldview, nor my view of humans is rosy. I see evil and unnecessary hardship everywhere I look, everyday. But I have also largely broken free from the societal programming that taught me to only focus on the bad things in life. You can do that too, but it won’t happen as long as you’re still feeding your insatiable appetite for nihilism.

There’s an old proverb that’s both true, and relevant here which goes something like; all of us have two wolves inside of us. One full of light, love, and creativity. The other full of darkness, hate, and destruction. The one that grows is the one you feed.

I think that’s an interesting bit of mental gymnastics you’re doing to tell yourself you’re taking the critique well, while also coming to the conclusion that you’re just more intelligent/ analytical than the people you’re talking to. This tells me that you might be a little lacking in emotional maturity, not that you’re too smart for people to understand you, or that words have lost their meaning. “Off-putting” is one way we describe behavior that ignores common human dignity/ mutual respect.

It’s not just about emotions, although emotions are a completely valid source of information and important factor (to varying degrees) in most interactions with other humans. People don’t want to waste their time talking to someone who’s opinions they don’t value. When you’re too quick to judge, you tend to miss things, so your judgement tends to be inaccurate. When you do that, and you’re so sure of your snap judgement that you’re willing to be rude to a stranger, you’re showing that person that you’re more interested in being right than trying to understand, so continuing the conversation is likely a waste of time.

Another thing is, “vibes”/emotions aren’t the new norm. Humans have always been this way. Before written language, we were deeply symbolic. Before spoken language, we communicated purely with “vibes”, essentially. To ignore this half of human interaction is a deeply illogical thing to do because it’s a surefire way to make sure no one will take you seriously or be willing to give you their time/ energy.

IMO, words haven’t lost their meaning. You’re probably just not communicating as affectively as you think you are. Finding, creating, and communicating meaning to others is kind of the main thing humans do, by default. Words don’t lose their meaning, they evolve to reflect and make sense to the people of the time. You’re being too rigid in your thinking, and missing a lot as a result.

I highly recommend you read some philosophy. I think Nietzsche would be a good start for someone grappling with the questions you’re asking.

I have no horse in this race but, as an observer, I would think it might have something to do with your immediate myopic judgement of strangers and willingness to share those judgements with vitriol, right off the bat. It’s off-putting for people who prefer meaningful discussion. Unlike reddit, people in the fediverse seem to NOT want to take out their trivial frustrations on every internet stranger they encounter, so that kind of behavior is typically frowned upon.

Seasoned dog person here with some unsolicited advice you probably already know: it might be a good idea to try a harness instead. Some dogs have high anxiety, especially with something around their neck. A harness can feel to them like a good hoody feels to us, which can make them feel much more secure and comfortable on the leash. :)

Yeah, it’s pretty frustrating how many people with short attention spans think they’re sooo ADHD. As someone with ADHD, I spend almost every waking moment fighting my brain to make it comply. It’s fucking exhausting most of the time. I’m frequently super burnt out by things that seem effortless to NTs. We are not the same because you have tiktok brain.

Same! I know what vehicle most of my coworkers drive so I know which coworkers to talk cars/bikes with

I’m glad you got it out of your system lol

Those are two great points, and I completely agree with both of em. The 2A thing, in the US, is just one of many tools the billionaire class has used in their propaganda machine to push the Overton window the way they have around the world.

YES. That is the most annoying shit ever. I’m just tryna have a good time practicing good technique with a handgun and I have to sit and listen to some moron spray hundreds of dollars worth of ammo away so they can feel like they’re the coolest dude at the range. Then they leave and we all look around at each other like “thank fuck that asshole is finally gone eye roll emoji”

The 2A crowd brought us fascism by voting for literally anyone who told them they could keep their AR’s. Now we have fascism-lite with our government disappearing people unlawfully with plain-clothed goon squads, and the 2A crowd is on the side of the fascists. In other words, they were the ones screaming about the importance of the people being able to protect themselves from the government, for decades, and now that we’re in a situation were people actually need to do that, they’re on the sidelines cheering on the authoritarian government. A lot of people like me aren’t surprised at all.

Yes! I feel, and think about, what you’re describing pretty often. My theory is that we’re taking notice of the “quantum” way our subconscious operates and communicates with our conscious mind. The subconscious collects data, in all its forms, and curates a more or less cohesive world for us. But it has limits, especially when it comes to memory, so it tends to compress memories down to smaller and smaller packages of data until it reaches its smallest form (basically an image) or deletes the memory completely. I think the subconscious has a system for deciding which memories are integral to your self image (for continuity in your self-story), so there are tons of memories sitting in data banks as images. If they’re accessed, the subconscious will recreate/approximate the memory using context from other fully compressed images of the same period of time. It’s not the actual memory, but the subconscious is so good at piecing context clues together that it’s able to reproduce a convincing recreation 99% of the time.

Some of us are highly internal people, who naturally develop and spend a lot of time in our rich inner worlds. We spend a lot of time introspecting, so some of us take notice of this background process. It’s one of those “once you see it you can’t unsee it” kind of things. So, all of that (possibly) being the case, I think the feeling you’re describing is kind of a fever-dream/hazy quality/side-effect this process creates. It’s not a perfect system, but it works well enough that most of us never notice it.

I think you’re completely right, and I also think they’re work-shopping ways to make their live service concept work. In other words, mature gamers wholly rejected live service money grab games as a concept, and the corporations have decided that instead of accepting that and moving on, they’re going to try to jam as many slightly tweaked iterations down our throats as they can until something sticks. IMO, this is the product of companies being run by golden parachute hopping capitalist predators.

What you’re complaining about are symptoms of the flaws in our societal systems. Neo-liberalism is primarily about unfettered individualism. A system that prioritizes individualism and competition will tend to breed tribalism, dogma, and contempt. What do you gain by complaining about the symptoms?

Imo, we all hate the current political paradigm. We can’t fix rage and frustration by raging at the rage. Until we all move onto something better, the only thing we can do (as individuals) is educate ourselves enough to better engage in these conversations - with thoughtful arguments, patience, kindness, and verifiable information. Be the change you wish to see.

This is what I keep telling my family. They’re all right wingers and the political conversations tend to end with “well I just don’t like how much you let it affect you…” (because they can’t refute any of my arguments with informed arguments of their own).

Like, no, I won’t dig my head in the sand “for my own sanity”. To check out, when politics affects every aspect of our lives, is insanity. Especially if you’re a minority living in a pre-authoritarian oligarchy like the US.

Aw thanks haha. I’m glad you liked it. :)

Add to this, you can counter balance the bike to tighten your U turn. This is especially helpful with some of the bigger/heavier/older bikes. I shift half my butt to the outside, keeping myself on top of the bike while leaning the bike in as much as I need to. It takes practice learning to maintain slight rear brake pressure while doing this, but that’s what practice is for! With this method, I can easily U turn an 80’s goldwing in a single 10’ wide parking space!

You’re completely misreading this because you’re assuming our brains work the same as neuro-typical brains when it comes to status seeking. The vast majority of autistic people couldn’t care less about asserting a “cool flex”. The whole point of posts like this is just to say, “this thing that you see as different is because we’re different then you NTs and this is why”. Being different is only inherently cool if you’re an NT. We NEVER win that game, so we don’t play it.

In other words, this post is saying “don’t tread on me because I’m different than you. There’s a reason I do it this way.” Your response is essentially “you’re actually just like us, so you should just assimilate and learn to be like us. StOp bEinG So EDgy!”

Also, this IS “the weird kid coming out into the light”. You just don’t like that what that looks like isn’t what you expected or, apparently, wanted. No, the world wouldn’t be a better place if everyone just saw it the way you do. That’s an incredibly immature and self-centered perspective.

If it seems like I’m irked by your comment, it’s because I am. This is the exact BS NT people are always trying to cram down our throats without realizing how harmful it is to us. Just let people be who they are. We don’t need the entire human race to look and function in pure homogeneous order.

About an inch and a half in and up, if he’s on his back

Another gay ADHDer here! I’m also autistic, so I hate the awkwardness of those moments where your ADHD mind is wandering, then some woman thinks you were just checking her out. Like, no, my brain just acknowledged your existence, get over yourself lol. I’ve lowkey been waiting for something like your story to happen so I can bust out my pictures of my fiancé and I. xD

P.s. I like your username! Are you familiar with the work of real life Paul Stamets? (It’s who they named that character after)

Oh man, I hope you had hearing protection…