Not doing small talk is extremely autistic. Whether you like it or not you’ve got to be able to do that stuff to blend in with the normies - save the autism for your Bitcoiner frens
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I participate in the dance but in my own way.
I'm mid 40s & well trained in normie social activities (as taxing as they are). I have lots of my own tools & a pretty robust framework. I got so good at blending in that few paid me much attention (until I discovered Bitcoin, grew a big arsed beard & let out my inner autist 😆).
I think I'm pretty good surfing between normies and autists. Normie conversations tend to be really shallow but most of my anxiety around them has gone.
I've always been a bit of a normie-autist translator. I can see the technicality that the autist is stuck on & also what the normie is asking. I usually hear both the literal question & inferred question.
Being able to navigate the autists and normies both is a genuine skill which will only become more valuable as more Zoomers come of age. There are a lot more in that generation with weak social skills who don’t get it and/or don’t care but social norms aren’t going away - translators will be valued, educators who can help the autists adapt even moreso.
I think autism is an immune response to the fuckery & lies. I made a pretty decent living translating software & tech concepts into normie language, but I think I'm done with that now.
I think I want to help empower the autists to become more resilient & share their skills & resources with their brothers. I feel like I want more autists & less normies in my future.