@TrapperHammer@Emmmmmaaaaaaa__ becasue its a way of turning a conversation abiut practical ways to rescue your environmental and ethical impact into a hypothetical conversation about indigenous people.
As A Public Library Worker my controversial yet brave take is that a lot of library staff members are too strict towards kids but wayyy too passive and conflict avoidant when it comes to adults and that’s what enables this type of creepy shit.
@ChristianityOn@dukecephalopod i mean autistic people are socially ostracized (which means its not a random couple who dont like them, but general society). it’s literally a symptom of autism. ig someone has been legitimately diagnosed with autism, people do notice their odd behavior
I lived in NYC for years and feel like I can pretty confidently say shutting everything down for the hometown basketball team winning a championship for the first time in 5 decades is quite different than one billionaire shutting everything down for her personal pleasure.
Muting this because the replies are all going, "But what other options are there?" "Listening actively and responding with kindness." "That is inhuman and cold you robot, neurotypicals are so weird."
@_BigMadam_@Etanarachel autism is developmental disorder, so a lot of the symptoms are actually normal parts of childhood development: egocentrism (which can show up as poor social skills) self stimulating, tantrums, no language. Lots of neurotypical intentionally learn to suppress those traits