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I know people with every combination of on/off the autism spectrum, who like/dislike Damore. Given that, anecdotes from any particular perspective aren't very

by btilly 5y ago

I know people with every combination of on/off the autism spectrum, who like/dislike Damore. Given that, anecdotes from any particular perspective aren't very telling.

pseudalopex 5y ago
It isn't about liking or disliking Damore. It's about respecting the social intelligence of other people on the autism spectrum.
- kragen 5y ago
  I respect the perceptual acuity of Daniel Kish. But I don't criticize blind people who aren't Daniel Kish for being bad at riding bicycles. In fact, I think people who criticize blind people for being bad at riding bicycles are assholes. So are people who think Daniel Kish shouldn't ride bicycles because he's blind. Criticizing autistic people for making social errors is similar to criticizing blind people for being bad at riding bicycles. Some blind people learn to ride bicycles, but most of them are bad at it. Some of them, like Daniel Kish, are really good at it. Some autistic people learn to interact fluently in neurotypical society. Some of them are really good at it. But some of us aren't, because of our autism, and a lot of us never even learn to speak. So, fuck you. I hope you die in a fire. People like you have intermittently made my life miserable since before I learned to speak.
  - hutzlibu 5y ago
    Now there are some emotions. "similar to criticizing blind people for being bad at riding bicycles" I am not aware of a debate where people get blamed for being blind. But it makes sense to me to critizice people who want to ride bikes but have not the ability to do so in a safe way, that not endangers other people participating in street traffic. Now if a blind person learns to ride the bike reasonable well (with technical help) so he or she can actually ride with safety and not endanger others - fine with me and probably most other people.
  - watt 5y ago
    > So, fuck you. I hope you die in a fire. Oh man, way to destroy your message. And here I thought it's going somewhere.

by btilly 5y ago

I know people with every combination of on/off the autism spectrum, who like/dislike Damore. Given that, anecdotes from any particular perspective aren't very telling.

pseudalopex 5y ago

It isn't about liking or disliking Damore. It's about respecting the social intelligence of other people on the autism spectrum.

kragen 5y ago
I respect the perceptual acuity of Daniel Kish. But I don't criticize blind people who aren't Daniel Kish for being bad at riding bicycles. In fact, I think people who criticize blind people for being bad at riding bicycles are assholes. So are people who think Daniel Kish shouldn't ride bicycles because he's blind. Criticizing autistic people for making social errors is similar to criticizing blind people for being bad at riding bicycles. Some blind people learn to ride bicycles, but most of them are bad at it. Some of them, like Daniel Kish, are really good at it. Some autistic people learn to interact fluently in neurotypical society. Some of them are really good at it. But some of us aren't, because of our autism, and a lot of us never even learn to speak. So, fuck you. I hope you die in a fire. People like you have intermittently made my life miserable since before I learned to speak.
- hutzlibu 5y ago
  Now there are some emotions. "similar to criticizing blind people for being bad at riding bicycles" I am not aware of a debate where people get blamed for being blind. But it makes sense to me to critizice people who want to ride bikes but have not the ability to do so in a safe way, that not endangers other people participating in street traffic. Now if a blind person learns to ride the bike reasonable well (with technical help) so he or she can actually ride with safety and not endanger others - fine with me and probably most other people.
- watt 5y ago
  > So, fuck you. I hope you die in a fire. Oh man, way to destroy your message. And here I thought it's going somewhere.