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> Does a person really have to be "better" than you to act as some sort of authority in a particular context? No. And you're correct, IMO, that people can swap

> Does a person really have to be "better" than you to act as some sort of authority in a particular context? No. And you're correct, IMO, that people can swap into roles without being jerks about it. And I don't think many Autistic folks have a problem with those kinds of people. But there are also those who gravitate to positions of power and authority just for the power and authority. They're the ones who will say "I won't respect you until you respect me," and mean "I won't treat you like a human until you treat me as an authority (as your better)." And if you haven't run into that kind yet... good. May you be lucky enough to never run into them.

JohnBooty 3y ago
But there are also those who gravitate to positions of power and authority just for the power and authority. They're the ones who will say "I won't respect you until you respect me," and mean "I won't treat you like a human until you treat me as an authority (as your better)." And if you haven't run into that kind yet... good. May you be lucky enough to never run into them. No argument here, and you said it very well. The world's crawling with these creeps. But bringing things back to the points made in the linked article, I haven't seen a compelling case made for how the recognition of such creeps is a specifically autistic trait, or how "blind" subservience to them is a neurotypical trait.
morkalork 3y ago
>people can swap into roles without being jerks about it. And I don't think many Autistic folks have a problem with those kinds of people Oh ho ho that's not always true. I've witnessed a usually normal-ish appearing autistic spectrum acquaintance flip out on a poor service worker over very little. He had his preconceived notion of how a service was going to proceed and let everyone know loudly when it didn't meet his expectations.

JohnBooty 3y ago

But there are also those who gravitate to positions of power and authority just for the power and authority. They're the ones who will say "I won't respect you until you respect me," and mean "I won't treat you like a human until you treat me as an authority (as your better)." And if you haven't run into that kind yet... good. May you be lucky enough to never run into them. No argument here, and you said it very well. The world's crawling with these creeps. But bringing things back to the points made in the linked article, I haven't seen a compelling case made for how the recognition of such creeps is a specifically autistic trait, or how "blind" subservience to them is a neurotypical trait.

morkalork 3y ago

>people can swap into roles without being jerks about it. And I don't think many Autistic folks have a problem with those kinds of people Oh ho ho that's not always true. I've witnessed a usually normal-ish appearing autistic spectrum acquaintance flip out on a poor service worker over very little. He had his preconceived notion of how a service was going to proceed and let everyone know loudly when it didn't meet his expectations.