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In the same way that your family has a different capacity for using the computer, other people have a different capacity to field interruptions or to spare thei
by maxbond 3y ago
In the same way that your family has a different capacity for using the computer, other people have a different capacity to field interruptions or to spare their attention. Something that may be pleasant for you might be really taxing for someone else. That doesn't invalidate either experience.
In disability advocacy this is sometimes called spoon theory. This is somewhat offtopic but one of my favorite sci-fi short stories is about this concept.
https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/carnival-nine/ https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/carnival-nin...
"Carnival Nine," Caroline Yoachim. (It seems like if you press the button with arrows pointing in cardinal directions, it gets a lot easier to read.)
- jimmaswell 3y agoI personally had no shortage of ability to do the thing and continue working on my own stuff all day at that age; what made me angry was feeling that my time was needlessly wasted by people who were merely lazy and could figure these very simple things out on their own if they actually tried instead of using me as an escape hatch at the first inkling of uncertainty.
- Aeglaecia 3y agofull support to sharing sf short stories !!