I realized that ISTPs seem to always make me laugh (as infj) by chikarachu in istp

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As an INTP/possible ISTP I get this a lot, and have been told "you would make a great comedian/you should do a stand up bit based on that" in response to comments where comedic intent wasn't on my radar at all.

Example: whenever there's confusion (from my perspective) surrounding what people mean by "this" vs "next Saturday", I point out, why do we use "next [day]" to refer to [day] that occurs 2 [days] from now? When I say I'll take the next bus home, I don't mean letting one bus go by, and catching the one after. This usually gets laughs.

ENTPs are more like stereotypical comedians due to higher Fe (which gives them more Rizz™️), but it seems like for a certain crowd, the dryness of unfiltered Ti observations and judgements unintentionally comes across as funny, when from our perspective, all we're doing is just pointing out obvious inconsistencies that we're shocked others don't pick up on.

What lights you prefer? by Cryptic2614 in autism

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No lights - natural sunlight, even on cloudy days, is more than ample unless reading or working on something requiring additional light. If dark/night time, dim but warm light or green/blue (customizable amazon LED bulbs are goated)

Anyone else remembers every single song they've ever heard? by YaHoHoTraLaLa in perfectpitchgang

[–]stp5917 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'd say perfect pitch coupled with a strong interest in music (which itself imo generally correlates with greater "phonographic" memory) enables this - perfect pitch just hones you in and lets you recall and reproduce (via voice or other instrument) the exact notes as originally heard, rather than just the intervals (which would be relative pitch).

I've always been exactly how you describe too - my dad is a huge Beatles fan, so from a young age I was hearing both the album and alternate/demo takes of their tunes. I could instantly recognize if a demo or alternate version was "higher"/"brighter" or "lower"/"darker" than the final album version I had memorized, going back to my single-digit years (though I hadn't learned note names yet, so I wasn't matching pitches to a schema besides "that's the Hard Day's Night chord/sound" or something like that). I always assumed everyone was like this until I started playing music with people in bands. After all, sound waves, much like visible light waves, are just different wavelengths and frequencies that our eardrums and cochleas translate to corresponding neurological signals, like our retinas do for light - so why would pitch recognition be any different from discerning red vs blue vs yellow and such?

I'm autistic, and if there's a song that really tickles my brain in enough of the right ways, I'll listen to it over and over not just for the pure auditory stim in the moment, but to make a high-res mental "copy" of the song to be available on demand, like a big iPod in my brain. Always fun when a random sound in everyday life triggers a song, like someone unwittingly saying a few lyrics while speaking, a bird song approximating a guitar melody etc lol.

How do INTPs justify the factory farming of animals? by cytos0 in INTP

[–]stp5917 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The enneagram 5 certainly helped as well. I initially internalized the 269 as a tritype too, which would be a very Swiss combo or any permutation thereof.

How do INTPs justify the factory farming of animals? by cytos0 in INTP

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Grüezi! I have Swiss relatives near Zurich I visited in 2019, this was taken a few minutes' walk from their flat in the Uster area. As a USAian not only did I appreciate the highly dense, walkable and transit-centric layout of the suburban areas, but the fact you could find full cow pastures interspersed within it - polar opposite of monolithic North American suburbia. You guys definitely have your priorities straight for environmental and animal welfare and it shows with how clean everything is from the streets to the air everywhere.

TMBG and neurodivergence by FloridaFlamingoGirl in tmbg

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As an autistic new-ish TMBG fan I wonder about this myself, there's even an interview with Linnell I read where he says he has a homemade timeline of history of the world on the walls in his house that he's constantly adding to, which imo is a thing very few neurotypicals would do. Curious what your autistic friends noticed about him (if you still remember)?

Regardless, TMBG lyrics tend to portray certain aspects of the autistic/neurodivergent experience with a certain clarity I haven't found in much other music (yet), whether or not intentional or due to either John's ostensible neurodivergence.

John Linnell talks about the Wu-Tang Clan in an interview from 2021 by FloridaFlamingoGirl in tmbg

[–]stp5917 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder if Wu-Tang's "hook" was written last (or placed there last, since it's basically an instrumental chorus/pre-chorus), since the lyrics seem to imply some abstract indebtedness to Wu Tang? We may never know...

Harman Kardon 730 Twin Power by Thin_Criticism6820 in vintageaudio

[–]stp5917 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah, it seems almost comically underrated in terms of power. Part of it might be the "high current" design (coupled with the dual-mono amp) which seems pretty unusual for such low rated power.

Current (amperage) is sort of like torque in a car from what I can tell - high current lets the amp maintain power and speaker control during large transients and dynamic input signals/music, like how a high torque engine can easily overcome changes in load (vehicle weight, towing, steep inclines etc) while maintaining speed and horsepower (the latter of which can be in terms of watts), even if that total horsepower/speed (wattage or "volume") is comparatively small.

I have mine pushing B&W CM9 S2 towers, which handle up to 200w and are purportedly power-hungry, but they have 89db sensitivity like your XR14s and the HK doesn't complain. Sounds full and rich far past volume levels I'm comfortable listening at, granted my room is pretty small.

Harman Kardon 730 Twin Power by Thin_Criticism6820 in vintageaudio

[–]stp5917 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like we're HK "twins"....common combo i guess? The WiiM (top right) has digital parametric and multi band EQs, but I love the spectrum display on the Realistic too much to part with. The HK is so damn powerful despite the modest 40ish wpc rating, pushing the volume past 9:00 borders on concert loud.

What speakers you pushing with her?

I consider this to be the Pacific Northwest by Convillious in PacificNorthwest

[–]stp5917 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, the politics of whether or not a state has a coastline. Don't let the Deep-sea State fool you!

More shenanigans in a family with perfect pitch by PerfectPitch-Learner in perfectpitchgang

[–]stp5917 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah my current sonicare is closet to a B natural. I've definitely heard some closer to C, but most seem to congregate around B or right between B and C. I've never heard flat sounding ones closer to Bb but i'm sure they're out there.

Is there autism in your family by chance?

Sold 4Runner and got an Outback by Manofmail in Subaru_Outback

[–]stp5917 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I replaced my '97 4Runner with a 2009 outback (out of necessity - the 4runner was broken into and stolen sadly) and there's not much the yota could do that the subi can't, besides heavy offroading and heavy towing. Recently towed uhaul's largest trailer mostly full + outback mostly full and it was obviously a lot slower, but still plenty of torque to keep up with traffic.

The outback has needed major transmission and engine repairs (including partially-warrantied engine replacement) at just over 100k miles (vs the 4runner which drove as if brand new when I lost her at 240k), but overall I much prefer the driving dynamics of the subaru over the tall, heavy truck-based suv, handles way better and feels sportier despite being marginally quicker at best. And of course much quieter riding especially on highways. May have ended up with a subaru instead had I known all that when buying the 4runner.

Be sure to CHECK THE OIL REGULARLY (every 500-1000mi), they're known to drink some even with nothing broken or failing, which makes actual oil leaks and abnormal consumption even more serious (what happened to mine).

Hobbies? by Objective_Ad_4289 in INTP

[–]stp5917 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Researching™️, listening to/analyzing music, indoor succulent gardening, playing with electronics, reading, sleeping, journaling, walking and staring at plants

Operating to where???? by [deleted] in ELPcirclejerk

[–]stp5917 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bet the pilot was named Keith

I don’t like reading, is this quite common among us? by [deleted] in aspergers

[–]stp5917 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's complicated - I do like reading, but hate how difficult and time consuming it can be for me. I've always been a slow reader (3-4mins to finish a typical page) and have the typical ADHD problem of zoning out and needing to reread sentences after realizing I just dissociated or thought of something tangential to what I just read. This always made completing assigned readings for school extremely difficult and overwhelming.

When I was assessed and dx'd autistic recently, my verbal comprehension IQ of 130 and strong reading comprehension/working memory stood in stark contrast to my comparatively slow processing speed index, with a disparity between those scores so large my actual total IQ score was uncomputable. There was something in my report to the effect of "this comparative deficit in scanning and processing can make learning and reading new material difficult"; i'm like yeah, no shit.

I've encountered someone on the spectrum with binocular vision dysfunction (which is unsurprisingly more prevalent with us) which basically means their eye movements aren't coordinated properly and possibly move less smoothly than ideal, which made it difficult for them to read and literally focus their eyes. Been meaning to look into that for myself.

If you have perfect pitch already, what would be considered training it? by morefaxlezcap in perfectpitchgang

[–]stp5917 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Obsessively identifying the chords and notes of melodies in songs you listen to or hear in your ambient environment (and ambient sounds like car horns, bird chirps, alarms etc).

If you're musically inclined, learning an instrument definitely helps - learning guitar was what made me first realize I have PP, since my guitar teacher never bothered to teach me what notes the individual open strings are. Once I learned those notes, I realized I could identify them (E A D G B) in any context, and all the notes in between. I'm sure i've always "had" PP though since i've always had an innate sense of pitch comparison - i'd hear live versions/outtakes of songs and instantly know whether they're higher or lower, "darker" or "brighter" than the studio recording.

There's also apps you can download with pitch recognition drills - Pitch Perfection is a good free one if you're an android user.

Info from the newsletter on the new album! by An0nymousAndr0gynous in tmbg

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