Comment on Can you live a fulfilling life with autism?

makuus@pawb.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• AlissaSameer@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Well it is a bad thing

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  • makuus@pawb.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Really? As a weirdo, I’m not sure I agree with that.

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    • AlissaSameer@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I guess you’re entitled to your opinion, but there’s a reason deviants are removed from the gene pool

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      • makuus@pawb.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Oh, I bet that “reason” is to achieve some kind of mythical “purity”, as though such a thing was even desirable…

        Well, at least you got one thing right: I’m very much entitled to my opinion. And, I opine that I don’t want to live the same, boring, homogenous, inbred, weak life as everyone else. If you think that’s what you need to be happy, happy trails and good fucking luck. 🫡

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  • erev@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    By whose metric? I’m a weirdo and by and large it’s seen as more of a good thing, usually.

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    • AlissaSameer@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ive always been told being different is bad

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      • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        To some people, that’s true, and sadly, they’ll remind you of it.

        But it’s not as bad as trying to live someone else’s life. You do you. THAT’S what makes life fulfilling. Sure, some people will think it’s weird, EVERYBODY has something that most people think is weird, who cares, as long as it’s a healthy hobby that doesn’t hurt anyone else, who cares if some people think it’s weird.

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      • vivavideri@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Fuck that. Own it. Unapologetically.

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  • morphballganon@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Incorrect. To be “normal” is to be boring. To be “normal” is to have near-zero chance of making a difference in the world.

    The people who tell you being weird is bad are the people who are so dreadfully normal that they feel the need to put down deviance so they can convince themselves they are superior. And it sounds like it worked; they’ve suckered you into believing them.

    Are you going to stay under that cloud of perceived inferiority? The choice is yours.

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    • AlissaSameer@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You may be right

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