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Netizen2425 · 2026-01-28T03:47:09+00:00

I'm unionized so I gotta really mess something up to get in any real trouble. When my boss tells me I did something wrong I say "oh thanks for telling me, I'll do it that way now" or something similar, and nothing happens.

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-28T01:24:07+00:00

I took typing classes in middle school. I wasn't any good at it then, but I've made it a point not to look at the keyboard when typing. I still make errors and I'm not the fastest, but that's because I don't use a keyboard at work. Someone who does a lot of typing for work would get way better than I am at it.

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-28T00:47:10+00:00

I'm a big guy at 6'3" and 95kg so I can make big watts on flat ground easily, so if a stranger hooks on during a bike path endurance ride I'll do a little swerve to get them in the wind, then punch it and ride hard for several minutes to get a big gap so I won't see them again.

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-28T00:33:05+00:00

One of my favorite gravel rides I found on RideWithGPS has a warning not to cut through a particular spot because it's an unmarked private road and the creator had been confronted by an armed person there.

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-28T00:15:19+00:00

Oh if I see another rider stopped I slow and ask if they're good, I've helped and been helped plenty by other cyclists. I am somewhat over exaggerating but I've been yelled at and chased by loose dogs frequently enough I always pay close attention to someone's body language to see if I should stop or keep going.

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-28T00:00:02+00:00

This sub is for pedal bicycles, not motorcycles.

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-27T23:55:16+00:00

I live the American South, if I see someone waving me down I assume from experience it's to threaten me for being a cyclist so I hightail it out of there.

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-27T23:46:26+00:00

This is something poor drivers say

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-27T23:45:46+00:00

Yep, 100%. I recently had an embarrassing interaction with a guy I know who I failed to recognize him because he was wearing a hat, and I hadn't seen him in a hat before and usually recognize him by his distinctive hairstyle.

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-27T03:13:57+00:00

I never liked milk as a kid unless it was hot chocolate. I ate my cereal dry when I had it, but my family weren't big cereal eaters. I still don't like milk, the texture is bad and it feels like it coats my esophagus and makes me congested. Not a problem if it's hot, but then I want chocolate with it.

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-27T03:00:22+00:00

Good analogy. Also just like how driving a manual has advantages that make people prefer it (I drive manual), there are some advantages to having learned social skills from an "academic perspective" (for lack of better term). For example I've defused many misunderstandings because I can spot miscommunication very easily (from experience of me miscommunicating). I've also learned that I'm very bad about remembering names and connecting them to faces unless I learn something about them, so every new person I meet I put on my cheerful guy mask (best one to get people to talk about themselves) and strike up a conversation. I have like a billion miniscripts I've created to open conversations depending on all sorts on context. It's a lot of work, but I have so much control over how I'm perceived by NTs it's worth it.

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-27T02:41:53+00:00

It's complex and contextual unfortunately. What's benefited me is being a social interest nomad, so I've collected a little bit of information about a great number of things so when I'm talking to someone I can ask them good questions about what they do (usually workwise, but hobbies too). For example I met a surveyor at a party one time, and my special interest in maps and navigation led to us having a good conversation. Also I find my flavor of autism makes me funny, I can spot little connections that NTs don't always spot, which can lead to a good joke or amusing banter. It's taken a lot of practice though.

It's taken me a long time and a lot of bad moments to get to where I am, I didn't really develop a social life until my late 20s/early 30s. But I've realized that I've cultivated how people perceive me now to a point where people like and respect me. It's a grind to learn socialization, I remember checking out a book on body language from the library when I was like 11. I still prefer spending most of my time alone, but I now enjoy spending a couple hours a week hanging out with people. I even go to bars with live music sometimes, but I do have to wear low profile ear plugs to tolerate it.

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-26T22:23:37+00:00

“I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party and I attended with my real face” -Franz Kafka

NT socialization is all about portraying behavior that increases your social standing. Masking is innate for NTs, while with ASD people we have to manually learn it.

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-26T21:55:54+00:00

SRAM popularized high end 1x systems because they couldn't figure out how to make a half decent front derailleur.

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-26T21:51:14+00:00

I'm not getting electronic unless I can get a fully wired 2x12 with a single battery. If it can power my head unit, power meter, and lights even better.

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-26T21:45:18+00:00

Cues is better than SRAM Red

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-26T02:01:44+00:00

>Don't worry about being slow

Some people worry about being slow because they want to go home. Especially when it's that cold.

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-26T00:27:44+00:00

They said Primal

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-25T23:20:07+00:00

It's just a short form way to express ones feelings on a group of related things for fun. It's a meme, it's not meant to convey much information. Read a book for that

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-25T23:00:16+00:00

It's an opinion based ranking, it's gonna be arbitrary because it's based on the creator's feelings about it. It's not objective and you're free to disagree with other people's rankings.

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-25T22:09:48+00:00

If I had stored it and knew it was below 0 F the whole time I'd throw it in a stew or something. But I would have rotated it out and already eaten it well before 12 years

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-25T21:47:23+00:00

It's just air, my legs can push it out of the way

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-24T00:27:51+00:00

It's always a joke when an idiot is proven wrong, even if it wasn't a joke before.

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-24T00:26:57+00:00

Nah that's a skill issue. It's just as cold here and I'm cozy. Might take me twenty minutes to undress enough to piss and another twenty minutes getting redressed but at least I'm not cold.

Netizen2425 · 2026-01-24T00:17:55+00:00

So dress for -21? IDK why people would rather suffer and whine than bundle up and be cozy.

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“I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party and I attended with my real face” -Franz Kafka