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I'll take "classic logical fallacies" for $500, Alex. For years now, trashy writers have been trying to argue that since lots of autistic people like "tech" (wh
by jquery 14y ago
I'll take "classic logical fallacies" for $500, Alex. For years now, trashy writers have been trying to argue that since lots of autistic people like "tech" (whatever that means these days), that tech people are likely to be autistic. This article gives zero evidence that autism is a heavy influence on tech, but certainly does its best to add to social prejudice against engineers and others in the field.
Being obsessive or deeply into something is not a strong indicator of mental illness. Hell, if the obsession is socially cool, we crown them kings and queens (see: the Olympics).