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>I feel bad for anyone who doesn't see this as obvious. I don't mean this in a rude way, but inexperienced, or socially-immature, or spectrum-y people really f

>I feel bad for anyone who doesn't see this as obvious. I don't mean this in a rude way, but inexperienced, or socially-immature, or spectrum-y people really fail the most with regard to this kind of advice. There's a (correct) stereotype that spectrum-y people are overly-literal. However, from the perspective of a spectrum-y person this is totally perplexing. Why do people frequently state literal facts which have a secondary, contextual and metaphorical meaning? "Bring your whole self to work" has a really straightforward and literal meaning. It's not a metaphor which requires interpretation. However "bring your whole self to work" is quite obviously not meant to be taken strictly literally. So then why the hell say it like that? Why would people go around saying things which are definitely incorrect and rely wholly on subtext or cultural knowledge? It'd be like if I said, "hey by the way it's safe the change the lawnmower blade while the spark plug is still in" or "looking at the sun won't blind you quickly enough to be risky." And then people are just supposed to know I didn't mean my very literal statement literally. And if everyone who's normal and socially well adjusted understands that you're not meant to take "take your whole self to work" then what work is this phrase even doing? Why does anyone even say it?

jjj123 1y ago
It’s rhetorical. It sounds and feels nice to a subset of the population. And I do believe it’s literally true for a small subset of the population. The people who have a personality that fits well into corporate structures, who believe in “the mission” and whatnot.
C6JEsQeQa5fCjE 1y ago
> [...] then what work is this phrase even doing? Why does anyone even say it? Most people are far more emotional than logical (possibly as a consequence of a lack of basic education in logic). They are not precise with their language, and they are not logically consistent in their words and actions. A lot of them (most?) tend to say things that make them feel good, or that they aspire towards, not things that are actually true. It's not even a conscious choice to lie, they're too used to being like that, and there isn't enough peer pressure to change since most people are like that, too. A technical person on the spectrum should consider most people inherently "bugged" and treat all their outputs as unreliable.
- everdrive 1y ago
  >They are not precise with their language, and they are not logically consistent in their words and actions. A lot of them (most?) tend to say things that make them feel good, Thanks for this, I think you put this really beautifully. >or that they aspire towards, not things that are actually true I think this last part was the part I was missing. I really appreciate your thoughts.

jjj123 1y ago

It’s rhetorical. It sounds and feels nice to a subset of the population. And I do believe it’s literally true for a small subset of the population. The people who have a personality that fits well into corporate structures, who believe in “the mission” and whatnot.

C6JEsQeQa5fCjE 1y ago

> [...] then what work is this phrase even doing? Why does anyone even say it? Most people are far more emotional than logical (possibly as a consequence of a lack of basic education in logic). They are not precise with their language, and they are not logically consistent in their words and actions. A lot of them (most?) tend to say things that make them feel good, or that they aspire towards, not things that are actually true. It's not even a conscious choice to lie, they're too used to being like that, and there isn't enough peer pressure to change since most people are like that, too. A technical person on the spectrum should consider most people inherently "bugged" and treat all their outputs as unreliable.

everdrive 1y ago
>They are not precise with their language, and they are not logically consistent in their words and actions. A lot of them (most?) tend to say things that make them feel good, Thanks for this, I think you put this really beautifully. >or that they aspire towards, not things that are actually true I think this last part was the part I was missing. I really appreciate your thoughts.