FeatherConstrictor

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[–] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Stolen from a recent post on rpgmemes@ttrpgnetwork that I can't find anymore

Edit: nevermind, found it here: https://sh.itjust.works/post/25829335

[–] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Awesome thank you!

[–] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 days ago (13 children)

What is helium used for when diving?

I think I understand your argument as being "in a vacuum, being autistic isn't bad", which i agree with in a way; being neurodivergent in any sense technically isn't a bad thing, just a different thing. However, especially with people who are very autistic to the point of struggling to take care of themselves, autism and other neurodivergence can definitely present huge challenges and difficulties for the person themselves and the people around them. We do not live in a vacuum and society as it stands and has stood for hundreds of years is simply not built to be neurodivergent-friendly. At all. I have ADHD which many would think is "not as bad" as autism, yet I have struggled and gone through so mich pain and difficulties simply because of it. It has been an overall net negative. I suspect I may be a bit autistic too, but don't use the label as I haven't gone out of my way to seek a formal diagnosis. In any case, saying that autism isn't "a bad thing" can be touchy because it ignores a lot of real challenges and pain autistic people have gone through and is fairly close to the (frankly patronizing IMO) "autism/ADHD is a superpower" stuff. It doesn't feel like a superpower when you're suffering because of it.

Sorry for the ramble, it's a bit of a difficult and nuanced topic.

Really awesome response, thanks for sharing a different opinion on all the points people have been bringing up in this thread.

[–] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works -1 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Well I guess I need to start looking for another non-chromium-based browser soon...

I had another reply that gave a decent reason to support the meme :)

[–] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Wuh oh, I'm OOTL here, what's happening to Firefox?

[–] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yes, but then you have to be prepared to be verbally abused, honked at, hated, or even just plain hit by a car because drivers don't understand this.

[–] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I keep trying, and around the younger people my age it's mostly agreement, but when it comes to people even just slightly older they just "like driving" and hate cyclists and think public transit sucks. They don't understand that the reason for their dislike is due to the poor biking and transit infrastructure and car-centric roads and cities.

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