This is going to be a very Tumblr neurodivergence take, but -- People in offices waste SO MUCH TIME shooting the shit at their desks about non-work-related topics And that's fine, they should keep doing it But why is that SO DIFFERENT from me watching YouTube on the clockhttps://twitter.com/holly/status/1290581062834442240 …
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And for me it's... not that? Ignoring people is easy, it's my default setting, whether I really like the person or hate them And having to actively perform like I'm not doing that is stressful and hard
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As is being told all the time when I was growing up that this is the same thing as the abstract moral question of whether I "care about other people" or "think anyone but myself matters" or "acknowledge that other people exist"
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Anyway technology is such a goddamn boon for me You don't even know The fact that it's increasingly normal for everyone to be looking at screens all the time and ignoring each other I get to be a "normal person" in public nowadays
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Also there are plenty of "office jobs" I think are great jobs that I wouldn't mind doing but not if I actually have to go to an actual office Maybe quarantine's ruined your life in that respect but I'm different
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"Hey, you're not such a bad guy, Kahn, I can't even remember why they started forcing you to work from home" "...I'm being forced?" - King of the Hill
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this... explains a lot about neurotypical people
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