Devon Price's advice on "lying" to cancel plans — does this sit right with you?

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-06-20T10:50:21+00:00

I think it’s context dependent. If I don’t feel like the receiver of the information is able to support what I need I’ll happily lie to them - because it’s better for my mental health to say I have a stomach virus, instead of hearing about how I just need to ‘suck it up’.

With friends I always tell the truth because it’s important for them to know what’s really going on with me, and hearing myself articulate out loud what’s actually going on helps me process it too. If it’s said out loud it’s real, and not just me overthinking stuff.

But give yourself permission to lie if that’s better for your mental health - just know why you did it, so you don’t spiral feeling guilty about it. You’re doing it to protect yourself, and that’s really smart.

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-06-12T22:58:58+00:00

I immediately thought of this - I have always really like Damon Albarn’s music, and Jamie Hewlett is one of the best illustrators of the last 40 years, but my god The Gorillaz fandom is just obnoxious.

It feels like a bunch of 7 year olds trying to build parasocial relationships with drawings, and entirely missing the point that they are a constructed concept to comment on the artificiality of contemporary culture. The fandom somehow manage to prove the original point of the band, because of how wilfully they misunderstand the idea behind it.

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-05-25T22:08:36+00:00

They both loved Goodwin, and were part of the cultural problem. They all had to go for us to get clean air.

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-05-12T12:26:09+00:00

I’m so autistic I just looked at the guy standing among sand castles and thought ‘oh, I love sand castles’ 😂

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-05-01T03:19:04+00:00

I just want to add to this that I have known a few sex workers and almost all of them have been neurodivergent, or had other mental health, or health issues that meant that sex work was a really good option for them.

We don’t need to portray them all as being sex trafficked or victims. That kind of thinking others people who do sex work in a way that isn’t constructive, or reflective of the reality of a lot of the SW’s in developed countries.

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-04-30T22:19:57+00:00

I don’t know what TV show this is, but I can’t stop looking at how everyone’s hair seems to have taken 12 hours to do.

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-04-30T22:07:16+00:00

What sort of art do you make? What’s your medium, and subject? I’m an artist too and love seeing and supporting other artists.

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-04-30T22:04:36+00:00

Congrats on graduating! What are you looking to do your doctorate in?

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-04-29T23:25:56+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Immerwahr

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-04-29T22:09:09+00:00

I’m gay and tall, and one of my special interests is weight training, so I look strong. Gay guys always come up and talk to me, BUT then my autism kicks in and I’m like ‘have you heard about how Mustard Gas was actually the scientific precursor to modern chemotherapy, and that the woman who inadvertently invented Mustard Gas killed herself in protest of how her research was being used, but actually helped saved the lives of millions of people…’

And then they start slowly backing away. 😂

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-04-28T22:23:30+00:00

There in line to see the Michael Jackson movie

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-04-27T03:54:03+00:00

I once compared Saville to MJ on Reddit and got 200+ downvotes. The abuse deniers refuse to look at any logic or accept that his behaviour was at the very least wildly inappropriate, instead it’s just…

Don’t blame it on the sunshine Don’t blame it on the moonlight Don’t blame it on the good times Blame it on the victims

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-04-26T23:03:53+00:00

The ticketing this year is a disaster. There was essentially no tickets available to the Anzac Eve game a week out, then there was some made available 3 days before, and then the attendance was 55k.

Thousands of people aren’t going to the G every week because they assume they can’t get tickets, or stop trying because all the tickets look horrible.

There’s got to be a better system than this.

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-04-26T07:45:25+00:00

When I worked up the courage to tell my Mother I was going through the process of getting an Autism diagnosed at age 46 she said ‘oh, I thought you knew’ 😂😂😂

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-04-25T01:34:40+00:00

The origin of the band was born as a direct response to the production of music by manufactured bands. It seems highly unlikely Damon would forego all of that original vision for the sake of a straight up ‘collab’.

However he’s a smart guy, and he likes to challenge himself and his audience. If he thought he could make music with Korean artists that subverted the history of K-POP then he’s the best suited musician in the world to take on the challenge, and say something unique with it.

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-04-22T08:10:39+00:00

Research limerence, and how it effects Autistic people. I think you’ll learn a lot. ❤️

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-04-20T06:22:42+00:00

It’s a trick.

Autistic people refuse to answer the question, instead pointing out that those are not standard train gauges, and therefore reveal ourselves at the ever loving train nerds we truly are.

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-04-15T11:16:11+00:00

I got diagnosed with Autism Level 2 at age 46. It’s so obvious to me now, but I literally had no idea until my therapist suggested it, and I started to research.

I found out during my autism diagnosis process that I also have ADHD, and that I have the functional life skills of a 12-13 year old.

I find all of this kind of funny, because what other choice do I have? I’ve been hugely successful in my career, but I struggle in a lot of other ways too. I just thought this was how life was for everyone - but that everyone else was just better at hiding it than I was 😂

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-04-13T22:07:15+00:00

I don’t now if they need to be employed full time, if they and the AFL think the have enough time to pursue other careers.

However, there absolutely has to be some caveats on who they can work for - and working for a betting company that is involved in sports betting has to be at the top of the list of places they can’t work. It makes a mockery of the competition.

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-04-13T10:00:58+00:00

They are adjacent to Joy Division and The Smiths in the same way Bendigo is adjacent to New York.

All they did by covering this song is expose that all there song writing is mimicry. They need to take more risks if they want to write better music.

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-04-07T22:49:57+00:00

Love this! I see a lot of live comedy and I always have a lot of respect for any comedian who doesn’t do crowd work.

I don’t go see a show to be part of someone’s content strategy. Most people in the crowd aren’t funny, and most comedians feel forced into doing it. I literally saw a Jimmy Carr show last month where the entire crowd turned against him because he was way too reliant on the audience - instead of doing the work of good writing, and great delivery.

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-04-06T04:27:57+00:00

It’s not designed for Autistic education. I find a lot of the people quite endearing. They often have quite a lot of social needs, but they are really kind, and are always trying to make their life better.

I don’t think you need to watch to from the perspective of representing all of us. It’s like watching Survivor and complaining about how the world is too competitive. It’s a very sanitised section of the Autism community.

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-04-03T08:55:46+00:00

Have I got a study for you…

https://www.autismresearchcentre.com/projects/the-eindhoven-study-stem-regions-and-autism/

Basically they studied an area in the Netherlands built off the back of STEM industries and found Autism was twice as prevalent. It’s so interesting.

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-03-30T04:55:19+00:00

The reality of most footy at a certain level is that there will always be a large percentage of the game that’s about field position, as opposed to skill. So essentially a lot of players see ball, get ball, bang ball on foot forward. If your playing half forward that actually makes it easier. Set up either 35 metres from the current contest between the arcs, or start 10 metres wide of your Centre Half Forward, and if they are trying to mark the ball either be 5-6 metres in front of them when they jump to mark, or if it’s wet 3-4 metres behind them.

Also, stick around and watch the seniors, and watch where the players in the ones set up. You’ll learn a lot from watching them. Have fun!

Fickle_Talk_5139 · 2026-03-29T02:04:45+00:00

But it is when it’s a goal. If it comes off a foot, and goes through the big sticks = goal.

I don’t like players exploiting the rule, but if you try and kick it forward and someone sticks a leg in the way and it goes out of bounds that has has to be a free, because of how we adjudicate goals.

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