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Masking is a term in the neurodivergent community that means pretending to be different in social situations.
Newsflash: everyone does that. We all have a shadow side at the least. If people did not mask, the world would be pure chaos.
Masking is not bad.
@EdLatimore I found I had to train myself to accept this frame of mind.
I did it by intentionally embarrassing myself. Small little hits to the ego. Made me much stronger until "who cares" became a mental reflex.
@FrankaMedic This reminds me of how they say you turn a corner in language learning when you start dreaming in your target language.
Your subconscious has changed brother. You're on another level.
@AJA_Cortes This is also the solution to school/mass shootings. First shooter caught alive is broken on the wheel or put on The Cradle of Judas. This is live broadcast on social media and/or all legacy news outlets.
Problem solved.
I respect this man standing strong against drugging his child.
But I wonder how much physical activity is available in this situation?
If he ran around in a backyard or park from dawn till dusk, would he have trouble sleeping?
My 5 year old son has some attention challenges. Very hyperactive mind. Some would call it a "problem," but I see it as a super power.
But it does require some extra work. Recently, I made a powerful discovery about his mind.
At bedtime, we have started to do calming meditations together. He has a hard time calming his mind and body at bedtime.
Here's what I noticed: when his mind is given something to focus intently on, his body calms down. For the first time really ever... I saw my son's body be still as he prepared for sleep.
His mind craves stimulation. The act of imagining the images in the meditations gives him what he needs and channels it in a relaxing way at bedtime.
I will never medicate my child because he has a special mind. I will help him harness it.
It’s funny to me how many guys on here will lament the fall of the west in their over-the-knee shorts and graphic T-shirts.
They can see the decline in morals, food, entertainment - even art and architecture - but are totally blind when it comes to their own style and grooming.
This week I used ChatGPT to help with my job for the first time. Two thoughts:
1. It's not good enough yet to be a threat, unless you're a midwit.
2. It will be a serious threat to all knowledge workers very, very soon. We're all screwed.
@MeganDBrown I like the analogy of a calculator.
If you're great at math and understand it at a deep level, a calculator is empowering. It helps you do more, quicker.
If you're bad at math, a calculator is disempowering. It does all the work for you, but it's low-level work.
This is AI.