Comment on An AI Social Coach Is Teaching Empathy to People with Autism

• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  it’s a bit weird that you’d think I don’t know autistic people have empathy

  It’s a bit weird that you think that I think that, and not that I was suggesting that no one else needs it explained to them either.

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  • Walk_blesseD@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Dude, you're just being a contrarian dick

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  • LukeZaz@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I was suggesting that no one else needs it explained to them either.

    You’d hope so! But alas, some idiots exist. And when a title like this appears, it becomes difficult to tell if such an idiot wrote it at first glance, and more to point, a title like that tends to create more idiots (and it’s also just kinda offensive). That’s why it’s important not to write headlines like this.

    Sidenote: If you want people to not take things personally, avoid personal pronouns. “Is that something that you need explained?” → “Is that something that people need explained?” It makes a world of difference and I’m confident I’ve avoided several arguments that could’ve spawned from my own posts thanks to making that kind of change. Not foolproof, sure – we are on the internet – but it helps.

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      avoid personal pronouns

      You were the only one here suggesting this required an explanation.

      Explaining this would be like explaining that women can dress themselves. It’s unnecessary and suggests the opposite.

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      • LukeZaz@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        You were the only one here suggesting this required an explanation.

        Alright, I think you’re being deliberately antagonistic now. Bye!

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