this might sound cynical but iβve always wondered why no billionaire has singlehandedly funded the halting/reversal of climate change solely for the sake of satisfying their narcissism by being able to say they literally saved the entire human race
@koblbird@BadMedicalTakes Mine has an archival retention policy, preserving context and full provenance records, along with a sophisticated tagging system and search index.
I have also seen this theory have a practical impact on autistic trans people when they seek gender affirming care. I've heard from trans women that their autism was used as a reason why they couldn't be trans, because they must have an inherently 'male' brain to be autistic.
Finding and unlearning all the different kinds of negative self-talk that youβve picked up over the years makes an enormous difference in energy, anxiety, stress, black-and-white thinking, motivation, ability to communicate with others, and spreads throughout every area of life.
@EleniTWehner I think it is a misapplication. Autism and cognitive abilities are not the same thing.
An analogy - you can be deaf and highly intelligent or deaf with learning difficulties. The deafness isn't the same as the learning difficulties, but people with both will need more support.
...and you just can't shake the feeling that something is deeply wrong with our society, with world leaders, with corporations, with the media, with everyone going about their daily lives as if everything is perfectly fine... you try all kinds of things to wake people up.
π· Prevent the spread of illnesses when you can. Wearing a mask, washing your hands, using hand sanitizer, staying home when youβre sick, covering your cough, not licking random things in public (wasnβt this a TikTok trend for a sec?? π) are all tools you can use when necessary.
πβπ¦Ί Adore service dogs, but like, with the force. Service dogs are such good boys and deserve all our love and praise β but love and praise can distract them from their very important job. This is why I have perfected the art of telepathically messaging dogs to say βgood boy.β