yareal

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by yareal 2y ago
Not in the US, and only partially adequately in other wealthy countries. And even then it's often uneven or comes with stigma.
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by yareal 2y ago
I'm pro abortion, I think it's reasonable for a parent to say, "I'm not equipped to deal with this". But I'm also extremely sensitive to people saying, "an entire category of person like me is disappearing
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by yareal 2y ago
Kind of a dehumanizing comment, to be honest.
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by yareal 2y ago
It really depends on what you mean by treatment. Because therapy absolutely can ease things like anxiety, depression, and fear while building strategies for managing sensory processing issues, change anxiety, and executive functioning.
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by yareal 2y ago
What about when people with Down's syndrome say they are living fulfilling lives? Obviously paternalistic "look how happy they are" is a shit take, but "I'm genuinely content with my life" from a person with Do
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by yareal 2y ago
If we structured society to provide that management and support, would that change your opinion? If the government offered community caregivers who would come and assist parents with autistic children, helping both ease the load and also te
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by yareal 2y ago
I've been through some shit due to my autism, including a period of homelessness and trauma. It's caused me massive amounts of pain over the decades, but... despite needing support to function, I'd still keep it. I don't
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by yareal 2y ago
Mostly access to healthcare, like, "why don't we offer this? Why are there barriers? Why can't we get automatic approvals for this?" Etc. It turns out there are lots of groups who have greater than median barriers to acc
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by yareal 2y ago
That's... complicated. There are multiple opinions about aborting fetuses that test positive for Down's syndrome. For one, the tests aren't always accurate. For two, people with Down's syndrome can live fulfilling lives,
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by yareal 2y ago
Typically software engineering projects in a variety of domains, but mostly distributed systems.
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by yareal 2y ago
Autism is considered primarily genetic and it's inheritable. What we don't yet understand is the complex set of genetic interactions that result in ASD. Here's one study: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073&
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by yareal 2y ago
You invented all those quotes and then argued against them. I said none of them. It's probably not your intent but it feels like you are coming after me angrily with these long text responses.
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by yareal 2y ago
I'm medically diagnosed autistic. I struggle with a lot. But some upsides I've encountered: I tend to form stronger empathy and justice models, and commit to them wholly. This has allowed me to, for instance, work on improving acc
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by yareal 2y ago
The term for this is "eugenics", and it's generally considered a negative.
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by yareal 2y ago
As an autistic (yes, medically diagnosed, with obviously difficulties in communication and self care) who has survived to adulthood and is able to care for themselves with support now: fuck you for this "real autism" bullshit. Yes
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by yareal 2y ago
The article says that someone was fired for wearing a keffiyeh. Your response is people shouldn't mix personal and work. Your response is directly to an article saying a keffiyeh got someone fired, so it's absolutely reasonable to
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by yareal 2y ago
Why is "I dress partially in traditional clothing, which management ok'd" an issue? Would you object to someone wearing a cross necklace, turban, yarmulka, niqab, kilt, durag, hijab, kente kufi hat, or other traditional garme
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by yareal 2y ago
Firing a Palestinian for wearing a keffiyeh is a bad look, especially after they asked permission and were told it's ok.
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by yareal 2y ago
Gwynne Shotwell isn't a guy, though...
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by yareal 2y ago
Alternatively, people who try it and don't like it understand themselves sufficiently to say, "this isn't for me." Nothing is objectively cool, it's super great that you enjoy it. It's also fine that other peop
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by yareal 2y ago
Right? Sarcasm is so easy to detect using only text with no additional signifiers. Wait. Was that sarcastic? Who could say. /s is just the same as using a sarcastic vocal tone, eye roll, or hand gesture. Surely you aren't against
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by yareal 2y ago
Lisp is cool, but also not everyone reasons in the way lisp operates. For some, lisp extremely "ain't it". I've never seen lisp in production, but if I had I'm sure I'd be like, ok, we use lisp here. Lisp is ju
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by yareal 2y ago
In my state, bicyclists can treat stop signs as yields. Yes, that means if there is other traffic it returns to being a stop sign. Yes, there always is right of way for pedestrians. So no, I definitely shouldn't be stopping at stop sig
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by yareal 2y ago
I can bike to the office faster than I can drive. Car infrastructure is slow because cars are big and heavy and dangerous. Door to door, my car trip takes about 20-30 minutes, my bike trip takes 15-20. Not having to deal with parking, stop
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by yareal 2y ago
I'd grant you that the US government acts like an authoritarian regime, but communist is a laughable accusation.
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by yareal 2y ago
"This reads like social media status seeking " is absolutely an accusation of doing it for clout, lol. My reading comprehension is just fine.
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by yareal 2y ago
Is that not what I described, more or less? None of the components are particularly complex or expensive except the part where they join with the glass in the structure. Trying to do it with video is a much, much harder problem.
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by yareal 2y ago
Accumulate in this context means that there are several small errors, and it's a function of summing or multiplying those accumulated errors. It does not mean that they accrue over time.
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by yareal 2y ago
You accused a story teller of only doing it for the clout.
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by yareal 2y ago
Considerably more than five senses, actually. We rely on a huge variety of inputs beyond the basic ones when we drive.

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