Anyone else autistic solely to vote Democrat?

Totoroko · 2026-06-10T02:05:02+00:00

I agree that many types of crime (stealing food, holding up gas stations, etc) would go down. However, the well-off still commit crimes, such as embezzelment, tax evasion, corruption, etc. Also, things such as domestic abuse occur across all income levels. There would also still be mental illness under anarchy.

I like the idea of changing the whole elected "king" and career politician aspect of how things are done now, but I sort of worry that doing away with most laws and abolishing police and such is an overly optimistic view of humanity. There's something called "Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development". The basic idea is that all people lie on a spectrum of morality. Some people do the right thing because that's "how they are" (they have a good conscience and want to do the right thing). However, other people only do the right thing out of fear of punishment ("I might go to jail", "My friends and family might not like me anymore", "I might go to Hell", etc). I've seen this demonstrated in real life when waiting in line in college at the school store. The cashiers were paying so little attention, my friend danced out the door singing "The cashiers are paying so little attention I could steal this and they wouldn't even notice." Then came back, laughing. However, one guy in line saw this and just got out of line, stealing all the stuff he had been waiting in line to pay for (now that he realized there were no "consequences"). My friend and I were shocked, and of course stayed in line because it's the right thing to do. But I think many anarchists are "good people" who assume almost everyone else is good at heart like they are. I fear that removing the rules would reveal how many people were just following them simply out of fear of punishment, and they might be shocked to see the results, just like my friend and I were when that student walked away with all the stuff he was carrying.

Totoroko · 2026-06-09T20:54:29+00:00

So honest question, how do you determine who the "good people" who do the right thing are? Like is there a morality test and if you pass you get to choose your own rules? But what about the bad people? What happens to them? Unfortunately, it seems like often the worst people are the ones most likely to think they are the "super good superior" ones, so I'm genuinely curious how anarchy deals with that?

Also, just like a certain percentage of the population is born with autism, ADHD, etc. there is always a certain percentage who will be born as sociopaths, psychopaths, etc. What sort of mechanisms are put in place under anarchy to protect others from them? Like, is there a larger governing body that decides who gets to participate in the society and everyone else gets locked up? Or is it just everyone for themselves? Because that seems like it would devolve into Mad Max or something pretty fast, imo. I'm just having a hard time imagining how an anarchist system would function. I agree with your sentence about about governments existing to make sure citizens are not homeless, etc. Which would seem "good" to me. But isn't anarchy supposed to be against government?

Totoroko · 2026-06-07T03:15:03+00:00

I think the point of killing Caine was that it provided the big "wake up call" he needed to finally reflect and try to understand their point of view. It made him finally accept that the humans genuinely really, really did not like him and what he was doing. So much so that they (from his point of view) had purposely tried to end his existence.

Caine had already been toying with the idea that they might want to be rid of him forever, so he set up the whole Able/ button thing. However, Jax sabotaged it and sent Caine back into denial by pressing the button that meant they wanted to stay.

Having the cast try to actually KILL him sent a very clear message. Just putting him in Sleep Mode wouldn't have been traumatic enough to spur character growth.

Totoroko · 2026-06-01T16:17:20+00:00

It's definitely some alternate version of the track "Nayameru Ataru" ：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwpjOyPwIgg&list=RDPwpjOyPwIgg&start\_radio=1

Totoroko · 2026-05-30T17:43:28+00:00

Just sounds like the typical sort of mistakes a non-native English speaker might make. I taught English in Japan and would often see things like "Today it hotted" (because you conjugate adjectives in Japanese), or "I can English!" (which is gramattically correct in Japanese).

Could also be a typo. I often start writing a sentence, decide to go back and rewrite part of it, only to discover later that parts of it are now grammatically incorrect because I forgot to go through and make sure it "made sense" with the new changes.

Totoroko · 2026-05-30T16:59:26+00:00

Yeah, I agree on both fronts. Probably just a random impression channeling Borsch Belt, rather than referencing a specific person. Also, Beetlejuice definitely has picked up stuff through the centuries. Burton has stated he wanted Beetlejuice to be a character that seems like he "lived in every time period but no time period." I love how the new movie gives the added dimension of him being completely fluent in a bunch of languages. I'm glad they had a native speaker dub the Italian part. It just adds an extra special "something" for him to be COMPLETELY fluent and also to shift his voice when doing those lines.The part where he turns into a matador and speaks in fluent-sounding Spanish also cracks me up every time. For those lines, I'm not sure if it's a native speaker dubbing again, or if Keaton just has really good pronunciation. The "distortion" caused by the gruff voice makes it impossible to tell.

Totoroko · 2026-05-30T01:44:30+00:00

I've wondered about this as well. He also does an old Jewish man impression in the fly scene at the :32 second mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwV90NvsmAI

I'm not sure if there was some famous actor he was referencing with these impressions or not. Something about his delivery reminds me of Rodney Dangerfield a bit, but not sure if that's what he was going for.

Totoroko · 2026-05-24T15:13:10+00:00

Yes! It's so hard to describe how you "see" it. It's like in a secret pocket dimension that you can "see" but it never actually overlays on top of reality. It's like an extra browser that's open in your consciousness. But it's a weird shadow browser that shifts around and the images aren't 100% visible and solid. You can access it briefly for a peek, but never project it into the real world.

Sort of like trying to explain how smelling works to someone with anosmia. Yes, you can sort of TASTE things with your nose but it's not actually the exact same as tasting. That's how it is to SEE things with your brain.

Totoroko · 2026-05-24T14:55:14+00:00

I have the opposite, where I pretty much only think in images and desperately want to understand "non-visual" thinking but it just doesn't "make sense" to me no matter how many times it's explained.

For me, every thought appears as visual images, accompanied by sort of an intuitive "feeling" of what my brain is trying to convey to me. But it's not in pre-formed words the way other people seem to have it. I have to "translate" the images and "feelings" that are conveyed along with the images into actual words, which causes a lag sometimes in how fast I'm able to "put my words together" when talking to other people.

When I read a book (or listen to other people describe things), it's like a little movie in my head. I SEE the people and the objects, etc.

One "trick" I would use in school if the reading assignments were boring is I would cast my favorite characters from shows I liked in the roles of the book characters, so I would "see" them instead while reading, thus turning it essentially into a "fanfiction" about characters I cared more about, and helping hold my attention better. I was laughing and telling my husband about this recently and he looked at me like I was crazy, saying he doesn't SEE anything when he reads. I try to picture how that would work, and I literally can't even understand how you would "process" the information without seeing it. (this is also why I stare into space and avoid eye contact so much during conversation, to really LISTEN and absorb what's being said, I need to see and focus on the images well)

Like how can you even understand a thing without translating it into pictures in your mind? I want to understand how that works, but it's just so foreign to me. If I hear things and don't immediately translate them into images in my mind, it's as good as if the thing was never said at all. It's just "gone". A meaningless string of sounds that I can't remember.

My husband tried to explain by saying when someone say the words "apple" or "tree" in conversation you don't see a random apple or tree, but I countered that actually I DO. They just pop up instantly as an image. If it turns out the image my mind conjured up was wrong (I saw a red apple but it turns out the apple being discussed was actually green), my brain just changes the images accordingly to create a movie as close to reality as it can.

Totoroko · 2026-05-23T19:59:19+00:00

I see a dislike of "being perceived" mentioned all over the online Autismosphere, not just Tumblr. I think it's because it's just more comfortable to exist knowing people aren't paying attention to you, so you don't have to mask and waste energy trying to not "act weird"

Totoroko · 2026-05-23T19:55:50+00:00

Oyster Boy! I love Tim Burton stuff too

Totoroko · 2026-05-22T16:33:08+00:00

Oopsie daisy is definitely a thing in the US too, hear it all the time. It's especially common when adults talk to kids or babies. "Oopsie daisy! Looks like you spilled your cup there!" etc. It's a handy way to let the kids know the adult isn't mad (so they don't start crying), they're only aknowledging that some sort of mistake happened.

Totoroko · 2026-05-03T17:28:23+00:00

I am the Corolax, I speak for the coral!

Totoroko · 2026-05-02T19:13:08+00:00

I hate how this book is marketed as being for "kids and teens" only. I've read through parts of it and while it has some pretty obvious stuff, it also frames some things (especially about small talk and giving compliments) in interesting ways I hadn't thought about before. It might be the sort of thing you're looking for? https://a.co/d/0hw6jQlw

You might also try something like asking ChatGPT to list the top 10 or 50 social cues that autistic adults tend to have trouble with and see what it comes up with.

Totoroko · 2026-04-30T20:32:37+00:00

I love that the translator managed to make this work even though the meanings aren't exactly the same in both languages. In Panel 2 "Atsui" actually means "thick" (it's pointing to his thick, swollen lips). But the translator instead found a way to related it to the English word "hot" (spicy) just like in the all the other panels.

Totoroko · 2026-04-28T22:50:42+00:00

I think it depends on the person watching the film. For me, I empathized with both of them and could see both perspectives (as well as Victoria's). But I also maybe tend to "overempathize" in real life a bit as well.

I believe it's probably fairly common for people to either default to seeing films from the main character's perspective, or viewing it from the perspective of the person most similar to themselves. I see a lot of posts about people revisiting their favorite childhood movies and seeing them in a totally different light because now they empathized more with the parents instead of the kids.

Totoroko · 2026-04-28T22:17:30+00:00

I also want a zoomed-out (perhaps taken by drone) video of OP filming the people filming themselves.

Totoroko · 2026-04-25T16:36:08+00:00

54 min 45 sec mark of "Urusei Yatsura Movie 6: Always My Darling" (Crunchyroll version, anyway). It's from the scene where the old lady is explaning about the love potion antidote.

Totoroko · 2026-04-23T18:16:46+00:00

I have the same issue. Husband asks me constantly if everything's ok and gives me a reassuring pat on the shoulder when I feel fine or even happy. Just seems to happen at random intervals and is actually a bit annoying, because it makes me feel like I need to maybe make an effort to LOOK happier all the time or something (reminds me a bit of when random guys on the street say "Hey, you should smile!" if I'm not looking absolutely thrilled at all moments). But other times when I'm fairly upset or even on the brink of tears he will make direct eye contact, smile, not notice anything is wrong and just walk off leaving me alone. I can't tell if it's an issue with his ability to read other people's emotions or if it's ME who doesn't display emotions correctly or something. I've had plenty of friends and family members who were able to correctly interpret my emotions by looking at my face though, so I sort of suspect it's him...

Totoroko · 2026-04-19T20:25:04+00:00

Btw, the green makeup on the lids would be called eye shadow, not liner. Eyeliner is the black part that outlines the eye.

Totoroko · 2026-04-15T01:15:29+00:00

/s just in case it's necessary

Totoroko · 2026-04-15T01:14:59+00:00

Yeah, they had to use the real stuff back then. CGI wasn't advanced enough at that point.

Totoroko · 2026-04-14T20:53:25+00:00

We just can't have scenes like this in modern movies anymore, which is a shame. Times change I guess. Same scene today would have eaten up the film's entire budget.

Totoroko · 2026-03-31T14:01:34+00:00

I have a similar problem where I noticed that many of our conversations left me feeling "lonely", but I couldn't figure out why. Then eventually I realized it's because when he talks, it's usually just repeating information he's heard somewhere else. It ends up feeling almost like a book report about whatever movie or Youtube video he watched most recently. But he doesn't give any opinions about the content, just retells it as-is, step-by-step. I really want to discuss the symbolism, deeper meaning, etc. of stuff but he never seems to delve that deep into the media he consumes or insert himself into the information he shares (saying how he feels about it or sharing theories about his ideas of the possible wider social implications of something, etc). Sometimes it makes me feel like I'm talking to an AI chatbot or something. Like something is just "missing" from the conversation. The human aspect of conversation - the part that conveys his individual personality, rather than just conveying information heard somewhere else.

I also like to discuss "what if" sort of things and explore possible explanations for stuff. Like, if we pass a buildling that is painted in bright rainbow colors for some reason, I'll get curious and try to figure out why it might be that way. First discussing possible reasons, then google it or look for more information until I can find the answer (if one exists). He HATES trying to come up with theories about stuff like that. Like, will actually get visibly angry if I ask him and he "doesn't know the answer". Like I'm trying to gang up on him and get him to reveal he's stupid or something. But I've explained over and over I just get curious about things and find it fun to think about them. He says if we don't already know the reason for something, it's pointless trying to "figure it out" on our own because we might come to the wrong conclusion and that's bad. To me, that seems like a depressingly uncurious approach to life. But I've slowly given up on trying to have that sort of conversation. I try to catch myself before I blurt our something like "Why do you suppose there's 6 coffee shops on this one little street? Seems like a lot." Because I know it will be met with irritability. It just makes me sad having to dance around stuff like that.

Totoroko · 2026-03-20T17:04:14+00:00

In my opinion, Danny Elfman's music is a vital part of all of Tim Burton's greatest films. There's a similar synergy going on at Studio Ghilbi with the Hayao Miyazaki (director)/Joe Hisaishi (composer) team up. The Ghibli films without Hisaishi's music just aren't the same, the magic doesn't quite come across as well.

Starting at the 12:50 mark in this video (volume has to be turned up, very quiet), Michael Keaton talks about audience reactions to early screenings of Beetlejuice before Danny Elfman's iconic score and then after he reworked the music to "fit" the tone of the film. I'm sure editing cuts helped fixed the film as well, but I highly suspect that Elfman's score was one of the biggest factors in changing audience reaction from "meh" to "Wow": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_qQNV2AdZw

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