Psychopaths

In their attempt to relate to others, many people seem to highlight just how out of touch they are with reality. Boomers are a good case in point here. Real wages, and welfare, have barely risen over the past few decades. While the cost of living, and particularly housing, has often doubled and tripled. When …

I hate society and this world. Is it normal that I feel this way?

Asked by unknown, on quora.com Top answer by Chris: Yes. As a food delivery driver I’ve seen so many little things that scream out desperation from people living in the rat race. The guy trying to bully everyone on the street with his big truck, the two people fighting each other over a parking spot, …

A Thought from Planet Autism 🖖

Sometimes I feel more like a Vulcan (Star Trek) than a human. I love logic. But I also have feelings and emotions. I just think it's not only logical to do the right, correct thing regardless of the emotions or feelings involved. It also makes me feel good. It makes me feel like I'm on …

Sex Education Sadness

I'm enjoying the series, Sex Education, on Netflix. But it makes me weep for my younger self. My younger self who didn't know he was autistic. I didn't kiss a girl until I was 19, and she broke my heart not long later. Lost my virginity, mutually, at 21 with a girl my mum set …

Dating Apps Are Just Scams That Exploit Lonely People

Another one that explains itself. Fuck capitalism.

It Didn’t Have to Be This Way

It's amazing how analogous the state of the world is to the "unrequited" love I experienced in 2020. Humanity's best feature is its capacity for love. Romantically, in the context of any type of relationship, how we can work together to achieve great things, and etcetera and etcetera. Humanity's worst feature is evil. Lies, manipulation, …

The Asian, Hopefully At Least Less Capitalist, Century

Some people get it. Some don't. It's a simple problem, that those who don't get it are holding back humanity. But the symptoms are more complicated and varied and, well, unfortunately the same last last century - and literally every preceding century in which humanity has been "civilised".

Trying to Quit Smoking

Hopelessness was something I identified early on in recovery as a reason, or "trigger", for my drinking. Since becoming sober I've increasingly never felt more hopeful and capable in terms of my capacity to handle life and achieve my potential. So that's one main reason why I've managed to stay sober. And continue to work …

Has World War Three Begun

Honestly, I don't know. I like to think I'm a reasonable, enlightened, and humble person. Someone once said I "called it as it is", and I hastened to correct them that in fact I call it as I see it. I'm not infallible. I'm capable of error. But, and here's the autistic part: I try …

The Simple Life

It's important. For autists. And for recovering addicts. In the case of the latter, distraction is also a useful tool but the problem with it is it doesn't necessarily solve the underlying issues of addiction. That requires counselling, constructive socialising, psychotherapy, and maybe rehabilitation. All of which makes life less simple, but still better than …