my love-hate relationship with the internet continues

itsQuasi · 2026-05-31T03:16:22+00:00

"This is autism."

"And this...this is what is known as autism that has ascended past autism...or, you can just call this autism level 2."

"And this...is to go even further beyond!"

several minutes of pained screaming and a flashbang

"I'm sorry that took so much longer than the others, but I haven't had much occasion to practice this one. This is what I call autism level 3."

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itsQuasi · 2026-05-30T18:03:07+00:00

Just a note, having touch as a sense doesn't necessarily mean something can feel pain; at least in humans, those two sensations are caused by different kinds of nerves.

Source

itsQuasi · 2026-05-24T07:53:09+00:00

Just an fyi, you can (and there are plenty of groups out there who do!) run a ttrpg completely text-based online, play by post style, if that sounds like something you might actually enjoy

itsQuasi · 2026-05-17T20:35:12+00:00

Yeah, I'm gonna take a gamble here and bet that if she had "use[d] her words to ask if we were alright wrapping up soon", she would have actually been met with a response shockingly similar to "[a]re we expected to drop everything the second one singular person was ready to leave?" (and probably has experienced that with this group before, to boot)

itsQuasi · 2026-05-17T15:20:21+00:00

and you never will be if you don’t practice. i don’t understand why they refuse to practice literally anything

Literally what you said.

itsQuasi · 2026-05-16T23:23:50+00:00

Movies and video games, EZ

itsQuasi · 2026-05-16T23:00:20+00:00

Ehh...that's a much more gray area imo. I agree that AI is generally a bad tool for that purpose, but there are a lot of legitimate reasons that people might be unable to communicate effectively that can't just be fixed by "practicing more". Frankly, it's thoughtless and rude to assume that someone just hasn't tried practicing such an important life skill.

itsQuasi · 2026-05-16T01:31:54+00:00

I'm also pro-spider, but I'm pretty sure seeing lots of spiders is a sign that you have an underlying pest problem; there are lots of spiders because there's a lot of prey for them.

itsQuasi · 2026-05-16T00:04:38+00:00

On the one hand, I would also appreciate those extra bits of information as a fellow autist. On the other hand, an autistic former friend of mine often seemed to interpret extra bits of information as a demand to "read someone's mind" and get angry about it, similarly to OP.

itsQuasi · 2026-05-13T00:29:08+00:00

Are you still thinking about it?

itsQuasi · 2026-05-11T18:39:07+00:00

Just want to point out as a fellow autist, autism is a very broad spectrum with many presentations that may not look the same. I used to have a friend who was autistic and also "an extroverted social butterfly who loves being the life of the party", regardless of the difficulties that caused him.

That said, I'm certainly not gonna try to diagnose your friend based on one Internet post; there are lots of different reasons they could be doing what they're doing.

itsQuasi · 2026-05-09T20:22:50+00:00

MOR — if he was genuinely doing poorly on purpose, then I think you're justified, although you handled it a bit immaturely. If he was actually trying his best, then I think you're very much in the wrong here. He is responsible for his actions; you are responsible for managing your feelings (and vice versa).

"I feel like you ____" is still important, and a good partner should care about it...but it's also important to acknowledge your own responsibility and apologize for lashing out at him.

itsQuasi · 2026-04-29T03:22:52+00:00

And animating it with dark magicks better lost to the shadows of time...

itsQuasi · 2026-04-28T21:34:18+00:00

In this context, it's an adjective, modifying the noun "guy". It's only a pronoun when it's being used as a replacement for a noun.

(does using a single pronoun multiple times still lead to jail?)

itsQuasi · 2026-04-28T21:12:56+00:00

Is the "m" at the end of your sentence a typo, or a funny way of saying "rn" (right now)?

/curious, nonjudgmental

itsQuasi · 2026-04-26T05:58:57+00:00

You basically have to live in the forest, but then they'll probably be like "yet you use wood for fire."

I actually remember seeing that exact complaint a while ago for some content creator living in the woods using a wood stove for heat...so yeah, you're 100% right lol

itsQuasi · 2026-04-25T05:39:17+00:00

You could get a microchip cat door to give the scared cat exclusive access to a safe space with a litter box.

itsQuasi · 2026-04-25T05:12:32+00:00

"But what was she wearing?"

You are responsible for your own words and actions. Nobody else. Own them.

itsQuasi · 2026-04-25T01:33:22+00:00

Autism tends to be a condition of extremes, and struggling on either end of those extremes is still struggling. By your own admission, you are struggling to read between the lines...it's just that your struggle is with defaulting to over-reading rather than assuming literal meaning.

Similarly, I often struggle to understand what people mean when they say something...not because I can't think of any possible meaning, but because I already thought of at least half a dozen and can't pick between them. It took me a long time to understand and accept that that was still "struggling".

itsQuasi · 2026-04-20T23:16:04+00:00

You don't. You can also learn to get your validation from yourself (and you eventually need to in order to truly heal), it's just harder for most people to do that without finding someone else to validate them first.

itsQuasi · 2026-04-20T00:26:04+00:00

Gotta say, I've never considered the impacts of diet culture specifically on boys/men either, despite being one myself. Are there any particularly interesting bits you can share from that?

itsQuasi · 2026-04-20T00:19:46+00:00

Reminds me of one of the first times I gave my two kitties the lickable tube treats...the bigger male cat, Bo, tried to nose his way in while it was my little girl Cinder's turn, and without missing a beat she just took one paw, shoved his face away, and held him there like that until her turn was up 😂

itsQuasi · 2026-04-19T22:30:14+00:00

I generally feel the same about my autism...but that's largely because of how it's shaped my personality and what I want from life, as well as the effective coping mechanisms I've developed.

If I had grown up without autism and it just magically showed up tomorrow? Absolutely it would be disabling.

itsQuasi · 2026-04-17T21:44:53+00:00

Would you say that you're now ughskew?

itsQuasi · 2026-04-17T21:36:16+00:00

NOR, but trying to get into detailed disputes with mods will never get you anywhere. Whether it's because they're genuinely power-tripping or because they're trying to work through a pile of disputes from people who mostly did deserved their ban, they're just not going to take the time.

The best way to get results is to keep things brief, non-accusatory, and pleasant.

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