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goblin à la mode

@goblinodds

Aug 13, 2020

if you're wearing something that irritates you (itchy, bothersome) do you change it or accept a bit of suffering?

change - TOO uncomfy
31%
change - why suffer?
38%
leave it - i can deal
23.7%
what are u talking about
7.3%

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@QiaochuYuan

Aug 13, 2020

you probs already know this but hypersensitivity to uncomfortable clothing is a classic autistic thing

goblin à la mode

@goblinodds

Aug 13, 2020

haha yeah, i've been thinking about autism a lot (read: almost exclusively, for the past 2 weeks) and trying to gauge how much of the little daily aggravations that pile up are perfectly normal

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@QiaochuYuan

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@goblinodds

whether they’re normal or not i think it’s worth experimenting to see if you just don’t have to deal with them!

9:15 PM · Aug 13, 2020Twitter for iPad

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yeah!! i just assumed that part of being a person was dealing with a million little environmental irritations and what if it isnt

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@QiaochuYuan

Aug 13, 2020

you have nothing to lose but your chains 👍

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