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For all autistic people: this is not being autistic, I guess maybe sometimes arrogant, sometimes dumb (as an organisation) or rather "too big" for our own good

For all autistic people: this is not being autistic, I guess maybe sometimes arrogant, sometimes dumb (as an organisation) or rather "too big" for our own good would be better descriptions. But at least not autistic, and definitely not with a follow up where that is used as an excuse for not feeling sorry for them. :-/

raverbashing 10y ago
Do you think I really should feel sorry for a megacorp that can't be bothered to treat their customers like human beings? I do feel sorry for autistic people, though.
- emodendroket 10y ago
  I'm pretty sure that the intended message was that we should not associate poor customer service with autism and then tar autistic people for whatever Google decides to do.
  - reitanqild 10y ago
    Yep. Also in addition to tarring autistic people I read the original post more or less as: because they behave in an autistic way I won't feel sorry for them, thus adding insult to injury.
  - raverbashing 10y ago
    > then tar autistic people for whatever Google decides to do. Who's saying that? And Google does it because of incompetence, not because of a condition they have no control over. That's the main difference I'm not implying Google does it because they suffer from autism, and maybe there's a better adjective to describe what they do.
    - DanBC 10y ago
      > I'm not implying Google does it because they suffer from autism, Yes you are. Here's what you said: > Given that Google's customer support has autistic tendencies to put it mildly
      - raverbashing 10y ago
        Do I really have to explain figures of speech to you? Beyond that, tendency is defined as: an inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behaviour More importantly, it does not mean "it (Google) is that (Autistic)" If I had said "Google is literally autistic" I would agree with you.
        emodendroket 10y ago
        The point isn't that anyone thinks you mean it literally; it's that they find it offensive to use "autistic" as a synonym of "rude and inconsiderate."
- lotharbot 10y ago
  instead of feeling "sorry for autistic people", perhaps you should treat us like human beings. Many of us love who we are and how we think, and don't need your pity, and certainly don't need you acting like our identity should be used as an insult.

raverbashing 10y ago

Do you think I really should feel sorry for a megacorp that can't be bothered to treat their customers like human beings? I do feel sorry for autistic people, though.

emodendroket 10y ago
I'm pretty sure that the intended message was that we should not associate poor customer service with autism and then tar autistic people for whatever Google decides to do.
- reitanqild 10y ago
  Yep. Also in addition to tarring autistic people I read the original post more or less as: because they behave in an autistic way I won't feel sorry for them, thus adding insult to injury.
- raverbashing 10y ago
  > then tar autistic people for whatever Google decides to do. Who's saying that? And Google does it because of incompetence, not because of a condition they have no control over. That's the main difference I'm not implying Google does it because they suffer from autism, and maybe there's a better adjective to describe what they do.
  - DanBC 10y ago
    > I'm not implying Google does it because they suffer from autism, Yes you are. Here's what you said: > Given that Google's customer support has autistic tendencies to put it mildly
    - raverbashing 10y ago
      Do I really have to explain figures of speech to you? Beyond that, tendency is defined as: an inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behaviour More importantly, it does not mean "it (Google) is that (Autistic)" If I had said "Google is literally autistic" I would agree with you.
      - emodendroket 10y ago
        The point isn't that anyone thinks you mean it literally; it's that they find it offensive to use "autistic" as a synonym of "rude and inconsiderate."
lotharbot 10y ago
instead of feeling "sorry for autistic people", perhaps you should treat us like human beings. Many of us love who we are and how we think, and don't need your pity, and certainly don't need you acting like our identity should be used as an insult.