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Comment on So I'm autistic after all in ~health.mental
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Comment on So I'm autistic after all in ~health.mental
gryfft Link ParentThank you for the insight! I appreciate your thoughts and I will try to avoid generalizations in the future.Thank you for the insight! I appreciate your thoughts and I will try to avoid generalizations in the future.
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Comment on So I'm autistic after all in ~health.mental
gryfft Link ParentI was trying to think of three somewhat representative things that I don't find personally relatable. I apologize that the result was overly reductive. I would really appreciate if you have some...I was trying to think of three somewhat representative things that I don't find personally relatable. I apologize that the result was overly reductive. I would really appreciate if you have some suggestions for what would have been better examples of relatively typical, but not stereotypical allistic things.
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Comment on So I'm autistic after all in ~health.mental
gryfft (edited )LinkEdit: I didn't initially clarify so I am doing so now, MY EXPERIENCES ARE MY OWN I DO NOT SPEAK FOR ANY GROUP, everyone is different, the things we're talking about are like rough constellations,...Edit: I didn't initially clarify so I am doing so now, MY EXPERIENCES ARE MY OWN I DO NOT SPEAK FOR ANY GROUP, everyone is different, the things we're talking about are like rough constellations, not hard defined lines, and generalizations will ALWAYS be inaccurate for many people. Where I use offhand generalizations below, I only meant to do so off the cuff, and did NOT intend this to come off as a Spokesperson post and please do NOT interepret it as such. I only speak for myself, NONE OF THE BELOW IS UNIVERSAL. Every individual is unique
Please correct me if I'm being offensive.
Nope, you're right on track. 'Aspergers' has been out of favor for some good reasons for a long time. "Autistic people," "people with autism," "folks on the spectrum" are all very acceptable.
I just answered a few questions.
Yeah. Things like having special interests or occasionally feeling shy or having strong preferences about cloth textures all strike me as incredibly normal, but add them up and apparently that's autism coded.
Allistic folk are the odd ones from my standpoint: [Edit: I'm sorry for saying odd. These were just supposed to be examples. I don't think I can properly express this thought ]what, you're just up for eye contact with an unlimited number of strangers all the time? You're just fine with talking to people in noisy environments? You have an unlimited ability to focus on mundane tasks? Good for you but how??
[Edit; not everyone is this way, everyone is different, I was speaking generally to express my perspective, NONE of these relatable/unrelatable things are supposed to be necessary or sufficient to be in this or that bucket, they're constellations of experiences] -
Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 29 in ~society
gryfft (edited )Link ParentIt isn't just obvious — it's blatant. (Couldn't help myself, but per Foundations of Geopolitics, Sartre, Umberto Eco, Orwell etc.-- totalitarian governments specifically attack the concept of the...It isn't just obvious — it's blatant.
(Couldn't help myself, but per Foundations of Geopolitics, Sartre, Umberto Eco, Orwell etc.-- totalitarian governments specifically attack the concept of the knowability of truth, by constantly blatantly lying (e.g. "he committed suicide by shooting himself in the back of the head three times then jumping out a window") or making things up. ChatGPT/LLMs are a perfect tool for authoritarian governments in that sense with their agreeability and propensity for hallucination.)
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Comment on Jimmy Kimmel to return to ABC on Tuesday after show’s controversial suspension in ~tv
gryfft Link ParentI pointed this out to people I knew when Crowdstrike's stock price dipped after their bad publicity from the globally impacting outages. It's recovered nicely since then.I pointed this out to people I knew when Crowdstrike's stock price dipped after their bad publicity from the globally impacting outages. It's recovered nicely since then.
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Comment on Jimmy Kimmel pulled “indefinitely” by ABC after Charlie Kirk comments in ~tv
gryfft Link ParentAt this point, genuinely, survive. Do what you can for the people near you, but take care of yourself. We can't stop the ship from going down from where we stand. Just try to keep your head above...What can we do?
At this point, genuinely, survive. Do what you can for the people near you, but take care of yourself.
We can't stop the ship from going down from where we stand. Just try to keep your head above water, look for the helpers, do the best you can locally. The big picture just isn't even worth focusing on at this point. Not as something we can do anything about.
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Comment on Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters in ~food
gryfft Link ParentIt's pretty confusingly written in the article. The "not using it in drive through" line seems unambiguous, but is contradicted by the direct quote two sentences later.He said the firm was "learning a lot" - but he would now think carefully about where to use AI going forwards, including not using it at drive-throughs. [emphasis mine]
In particular, Mr Matthews said, there are times when humans are better placed to take orders, especially when the restaurants get busy.
"We'll help coach teams on when to use voice AI [emphasis mine] and when it's better to monitor or step in," he said.
It's pretty confusingly written in the article. The "not using it in drive through" line seems unambiguous, but is contradicted by the direct quote two sentences later.
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Comment on ‘It’s too late’: David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost in ~enviro
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
gryfft Link ParentThis is lovely! There is something truly special to me about fiction that presents challenges and hidden depths like this. Like reading footnotes of footnotes, but transforming the shape of the...This is lovely!
it's challenging to [...] keep it cohesive
There is something truly special to me about fiction that presents challenges and hidden depths like this. Like reading footnotes of footnotes, but transforming the shape of the text as its meaning emerges from the marble. The experience of reading these almost feels like writing, with the story appearing as the reader engages more deeply.
The format really lends itself to complicated feelings, and drilling down on a sense memory is a great choice. What begins grounded in sensory experience and buried in rote little self-deceptions unravels into an emotional gut punch as you keep pulling the threads.
Thank you for writing this!
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Comment on US Congress passes Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' cutting taxes and spending in ~society
gryfft Link ParentSounds right. I haven't been commenting in the even handed style that is the preferred mode here.Sounds right. I haven't been commenting in the even handed style that is the preferred mode here.
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Comment on US Congress passes Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' cutting taxes and spending in ~society
gryfft Link ParentI haven't been able to give one all week.I haven't been able to give one all week.
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Comment on US Congress passes Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' cutting taxes and spending in ~society
gryfft Link ParentIt looks like I'm no longer able to mark this exemplary; I suppose I've been marked 'noise' too many times or something. It deserves an 'exemplary,' though. We are six months in.It looks like I'm no longer able to mark this exemplary; I suppose I've been marked 'noise' too many times or something. It deserves an 'exemplary,' though. We are six months in.
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Comment on A24 sets horror movie ‘The Backrooms’ from 19-year-old Kane Parsons, youngest director in studio’s history in ~movies
gryfft Link ParentThe Poolrooms are a pretty good take on this in my opinion. There are a few "jumpscares" along the way but not in an unpleasantly jarring way (no screams, nothing gory, etc.) I think it hits the...The Poolrooms are a pretty good take on this in my opinion. There are a few "jumpscares" along the way but not in an unpleasantly jarring way (no screams, nothing gory, etc.) I think it hits the vibe you mean.
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Comment on Donald Trump deploys Marines to Los Angeles in ~society
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Comment on Help with ants in the shower! in ~life.home_improvement
gryfft LinkI've had the "persistent ant invasion" thing myself and I know how weirdly cumulative the psychological impact of their persistence is. Hang in there. In my case they were coming in by (and into)...I've had the "persistent ant invasion" thing myself and I know how weirdly cumulative the psychological impact of their persistence is. Hang in there.
In my case they were coming in by (and into) my bed (I never ate in bed or took any food into my bedroom, they just had some kind of ingress in the wall there and wanted to be inside.)
Not sure how applicable this is since your entry point is the shower, but in addition to ant baits, an all-natural solution for immediately changing their behavior/cutting off their trails turned out to be cinnamon. They can't stand the stuff at all; it doesn't kill them, but they will avoid it like the plague, so sprinkling it at entry points or key chokepoints along their scent trails will get them to immediately reroute. They will always refuse to step foot on cinnamon.
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Comment on Elon Musk calls for US President Donald Trump to be impeached as extraordinary feud escalates in ~society
gryfft Link ParentLooks like he's responsible for that formulation; kind of echoes 'gradually, then suddenly' as Hemingway put itLooks like he's responsible for that formulation; kind of echoes 'gradually, then suddenly' as Hemingway put it
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Comment on "Weave Me Another Cocoon" - A hypertext tragedy in ~books
gryfft Link ParentWhat a great way of putting it! Exactly! Wow, what a lovely way to see the world! Thank you so much for sharing it with me :) I actually have only played the first hour or two of the game, I don't...It's a text based, tailor made movie experience
What a great way of putting it!
Changes in subtle ways every time you interact with it
Exactly!
And it will not be a tragic story, it will be about how we each found eternal fulfillment.
Wow, what a lovely way to see the world! Thank you so much for sharing it with me :)
Prey (2017)
I actually have only played the first hour or two of the game, I don't remember why I never finished it (pre-pandemic memories 😅). Thanks for the reminder and recommendation, I definitely have to go back to it now!
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Comment on "Weave Me Another Cocoon" - A hypertext tragedy in ~books
gryfft Link ParentThank you for reading! I would be very interested in reading your take on a nonlinear story, hypertext or no. Memory is a great theme :)Thank you for reading! I would be very interested in reading your take on a nonlinear story, hypertext or no. Memory is a great theme :)
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Comment on "Weave Me Another Cocoon" - A hypertext tragedy in ~books
gryfft Link ParentThank you so much for taking the time to read and explore this. It's my favorite sort of thing to read, think about, and discuss, but it's difficult to find many people or communities with the...Thank you so much for taking the time to read and explore this. It's my favorite sort of thing to read, think about, and discuss, but it's difficult to find many people or communities with the curiosity and thoughtfulness to deeply engage with text like this.
I've been meaning to make a longer post exploring some of the layered themes in this piece but I've gotten caught up at work this week. There's a few things here that you don't really see anywhere else because text by and large doesn't change as you read it, so there aren't really names for some of the effects at play. When you click a word and it cycles through a few variations, each iteration colors the experience in a way that you can't get across in an screenshot or excerpt. Something akin to the Kuleshov effect from film theory happens with the additional context a single word blipping past can give, and then the hard to place feeling when it's gone but you know it was there.
At times that effect heightens the epistolary nature of the work, making it feel like someone is trying to find the right words. Other times one layer of wording is more human-centric, more like one might expect from a generic short story, then another layer reveals the entomologically-correct word for some buggy body part or arachnid behavior. I already love xenofiction, and I especially love this technique for kind of progressively deanthropomorphizing a scene without making it any less compelling.
I've found it very rewarding to reread in different orders. The sense of dramatic irony can get thick when some parts of the narrative are left compressed while later ones are more deeply expanded. I also really love that in a few clicks one can get an almost entirely new and unique rewording of the story in a format that always feels like a well written poem.
Sorry if this went on a bit, I've been meaning to express these thoughts for a bit. Thanks again for reading.
Very much agreed
I like the phrase "if you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism"