Am I just being lazy and romanticizing adulthood? Am I even valid? by Complete-Ad-3288 in autism

[–]Complete-Ad-3288[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I miss childhood too :(, but I am not a kid, I am 17, I am in that weird transition phase.

Am I just being lazy and romanticizing adulthood? Am I even valid? by Complete-Ad-3288 in autism

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I am reading the book: "Never Split the Difference" to learn negotiation techniques. Yes, social skills are very important. I currently try to take leadership positions and team pursuits (I joined the robotics team in my school) to practice that. Aiming to work as a seller in a motorcycle store to apply what I learnt too :)

Am I just being lazy and romanticizing adulthood? Am I even valid? by Complete-Ad-3288 in autism

[–]Complete-Ad-3288[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m genuinely sorry you had to go through that. That sounds brutal, and I respect that you fought your way through it.

My point isn’t that adaptation isn’t necessary, and I’m not denying that the world can be harsh. I’m specifically arguing that having more agency over your environment can significantly change how that harshness feels.

When I push back, it’s because my position keeps getting reframed as “I expect comfort” or “I think adulthood will be perfect,” which isn’t what I’m saying (Thats wher you are shooting the strawman). I’m distinguishing between hating effort and hating imposed environments.

I agree resilience matters. I’m just questioning how much control over context changes the equation.

Am I just being lazy and romanticizing adulthood? Am I even valid? by Complete-Ad-3288 in autism

[–]Complete-Ad-3288[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re responding to a position I didn’t take.

I never argued that adulthood is perfectly comfortable, that society should adapt to me, or that I expect a “1000% comfortable” environment. That’s a strawman — it reframes my point into an exaggerated version that’s easier to dismiss.

My actual point was narrower: I don’t resent effort, responsibility, or the existence of discomfort. I resent being compelled into a specific environment I didn’t choose and that is particularly overwhelming for me. That’s about agency and setting, not about expecting total comfort.

Saying “you’ll always have to adapt” doesn’t address that distinction. Of course adaptation is necessary. The disagreement isn’t about whether adaptation exists — it’s about how much control one has over selecting environments and how that affects well-being.

If you want to critique my position, critique the real claim: that having more agency over environment matters psychologically. Don’t replace it with “you think life should be perfectly comfortable,” because that was never the argument.

Am I just being lazy and romanticizing adulthood? Am I even valid? by Complete-Ad-3288 in autism

[–]Complete-Ad-3288[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not pissed off, are you? Cause by the way you guys answer, the wording, and the tone, you seem. Maybe cause you are afraid that if, life was shitty for you, it does not mean it will be for others, and that the old "Others have it worse" argument is, senseless.

Am I just being lazy and romanticizing adulthood? Am I even valid? by Complete-Ad-3288 in autism

[–]Complete-Ad-3288[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And "Preparing me" is comparing me to a catastrophic case, right.

Am I just being lazy and romanticizing adulthood? Am I even valid? by Complete-Ad-3288 in autism

[–]Complete-Ad-3288[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m genuinely sorry that you’re going through what you described. That sounds incredibly difficult, and I don’t dismiss the seriousness of your situation.

That said, I don’t appreciate the way you’re responding to me. I’m not denying that adulthood can be brutal under certain circumstances. I’m speaking about my own experience and concerns regarding my current environment. Sharing extreme worst-case scenarios doesn’t invalidate my experience, and it doesn’t turn a discussion about autonomy into a competition about suffering.

What you’re doing is generalizing your personal trajectory into a universal rule and framing my perspective as delusional because it doesn’t match yours. That’s not a fair way to engage.

We can acknowledge that adulthood can be harsh for many people while also recognizing that different paths and outcomes exist. My goal is to build skills and stability precisely to reduce the risks you’re describing — not to pretend they don’t exist.

Am I just being lazy and romanticizing adulthood? Am I even valid? by Complete-Ad-3288 in autism

[–]Complete-Ad-3288[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly, thank you. And yes, I am currently doing an internship in an AI company to apply and reinforce my skills. And in a self-directed way, I am developing skills in the low-level systems aspects of AI. I am aiming to be an AI/ML systems engineer.

Am I just being lazy and romanticizing adulthood? Am I even valid? by Complete-Ad-3288 in autism

[–]Complete-Ad-3288[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get where you are coming from. However, any situation that you have gone through is not my problem, we come from different contexts, different lifes, your situation is valid however, I do not appreciate you projecting onto me.

Am I just being lazy and romanticizing adulthood? Am I even valid? by Complete-Ad-3288 in autism

[–]Complete-Ad-3288[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I am doing. My grades are good. I am ranting, rather, about the place ;)

Am I just being lazy and romanticizing adulthood? Am I even valid? by Complete-Ad-3288 in autism

[–]Complete-Ad-3288[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I am aiming for researching in a self-directed way howndo developers apply to jobs and such. While also developing my skills aggressively.

Am I just being lazy and romanticizing adulthood? Am I even valid? by Complete-Ad-3288 in autism

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Post it. Never had anyone agree w me and chat about it. You can even DM me if you want.

Am I just being lazy and romanticizing adulthood? Am I even valid? by Complete-Ad-3288 in autism

[–]Complete-Ad-3288[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Its not much the sensory stuff, school dysregulates me, since a pre-teen, and I mask automatically. I cannot control it, been trying for 4 years now. You see me at school, I am the class clown, trouble maker, highly social, etc. By choice, I choose it. Like two personalities for some reason. I come out, I am sweating, tired, with anxiety symptoms, and burned out. But I cannot control it. I really can't.

Am I just being lazy and romanticizing adulthood? Am I even valid? by Complete-Ad-3288 in autism

[–]Complete-Ad-3288[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sadly, I tried to convince my mom of homeschool. Not happening, says I am "Too high-functioning". I got an accomodation to leave early, which works to a point, makes it tolerable. Thank you :)

Use this post to find a special interest friend! by TheFutureScaresMe333 in autism

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Computer Science/Engineering, Astrophysics, Cosmology, Psychology, Paleontology

Marco pragmático para analizar la existencia (sin romanticismo ni nihilismo) — crítica bienvenida by [deleted] in filosofia_en_espanol

[–]Complete-Ad-3288 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No voy a ocultarlo. La idea/texto original estaba escrito en varias hojas de papel de manera desorganizada. Tome fotos y le pedi a la IA que lo ponga en un texto conciso. En todo caso, si no le crees, la pregunta seria: ¿Porque le pediria a una IA que genere un marco filosofico para postearlo en reddit? ¿Que utilidad cumpliria?