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murdoc

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Way too many interests to list, but some highlights: #science, #sciencefiction, #technology, #computers, #foss, #psychology, NeuroLinguistic Programming, #sociology, #sexology, #horror, #vampires, #gothculture, #cyberpunk, #videogames, #ttrpg, #LARP, #philosophy, Technocracy (probably not the kind you're thinking of)

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@gamingonlinux@mastodon.social avatar gamingonlinux , to random
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@gamingonlinux
This looks interesting. I'm not as big into the survival aspect, but there are other games like ark I can enjoy if there is enough other things that are cool in it. Plus it looks customizable for difficulty and gameplay to that should help. But I like the automation angle, and the robots.

@croyle@wandering.shop avatar croyle , to random

is a very scaaaaary flashback to several years ago when my kid was Dana Scully for Halloween, seen here doing a very common "WTF Mulder?" impression. 😁

A kid dressed up as Dana Scully from the X-Files, mimicking the "Really Mulder? WTF" expression that was seen in pretty much every episode lol.
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@croyle
Now that's raising your kids right. 👍

18+ @KaCi@autistics.life avatar KaCi , to random

After being a long time on the waiting list, I had my first therapy session with the therapist who diagnosed me with autism 3 years ago and she is amazing.

The therapy sessions will take place online in the future but the one today took place in her office in a beautiful old house with a lot of cute details and funny patterns, that she shares with other therapists and their autistic clients. Autistic wonderland 🥰

After 5 minutes she suggested an ADHD assessment, which will be at the 18th November. She does depth psychological psychotherapy with autistic clients for decades and she can read me like a book. When she told me that the sessions will take place in a monthly interval, because autistic people need a lot of time to process, I immediately responded that I am pretty fast at processing things. She didn't say anything, just waited and I started to cry, saying that my ADHD is always ten steps ahead and my autism hobbles behind it, constantly overwhelmed, something that I didn't realise before.

She told me that we will give my autism the space that it needs and it felt so good to be seen. To not having to explain my autistic needs, but being guided by an experienced professional, who helps me understand myself.

It was such a wise decision to wait for over a year to have a therapist who has a deep understanding of what autism is and who knows exactly what they are doing.

@autistics

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@KaCi @autistics
This sounds great! I hope I can get as good a therapist one day. I'm glad that you found a good one and that your long wait is finally over.

@Vivaldi@vivaldi.net avatar Vivaldi , to random

We don’t sell your data. We’re from places where that kind of thing gets you kicked out of the sauna. 🧖‍♂️🦵

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@backstube @Vivaldi
I think that this was meant as just a humorous reminder of a general principle that sets Vivaldi apart--hence the sauna comment--and not a legally defensible privacy policy.

@transworld@masto.ai avatar transworld , to random

Netflix Stock Up As Elon Musk's Anti-Trans Boycott Fails To Materialize

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/netflix-stock-up-as-elon-musks-anti

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@transworld
Well that's a bit of sunshine in these otherwise dark times.

@gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green avatar gerrymcgovern , to random

Bitcoin is pure, pure evil

Bitcoin’s energy use per dollar generated now exceeds that of mining copper or gold

Bitcoin mining significantly increases PM2.5 pollution, the tiny airborne particles linked to respiratory and heart disease.

Each bitcoin mining rig has a short shelf life of about 1.3 years. Once outdated, they’re dumped

Bitcoin mining needs massive water cooling systems

https://gulfnews.com/your-money/cryptocurrency/cryptos-dirty-secret-how-mining-it-is-hurting-the-planet-and-farms-1.500299583

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@LordCaramac @ReggieHere @chikl @gerrymcgovern
It's entirely possible that the window for making this possible has already closed, but there will need to be a thorough study done to prove if this is true or not, one comparable to the one performed by the people who invented Technocracy in the first place (the study was called the Energy Survey of North America). Until then, I think that we have to assume that it is still possible. The efficiencies that Technocracy's design can achieve can solve a lot of the waste of our current society. But we can't afford to wait too long, because our chances are diminishing all the time. We have to work as hard as we can right now.

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@LordCaramac @ReggieHere @chikl @gerrymcgovern
That is what largely what Technocracy is all about. It's a system entirely designed by science, which is our best understanding of nature and how it works. It's a system that emphasizes scientific progress, because good science acknowledges its limitations so we should learn all we can with it so we can be even more in accordance with nature's laws. And one of its primary design parameters is to be sustainable, so that human society can live in harmony with our natural environment, instead of simply exploiting it for gain like our current society does.

So really your points are a big part of the reason why we should adopt Technocracy. 🙂

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@cy
I'm sorry, but I'm not seeing it. This just seems overly simplistic. Perhaps if you could detail a plausible scenario that would guarantee the result you envision, perhaps then.

@LordCaramac @ReggieHere @chikl @gerrymcgovern

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@gerrymcgovern
That's simply not true. Science is a tool, and like any tool can be used for good or ill. It has been other ideologies that have misused it for their own, destructive ends. Those same ideologies have a vested interest in turning the public against science because it threatens their control over people. These anti-science stances are playing right into their hands.

And that's just the most conservative interpretation. Personally, I believe that with what science has taught us, we can not only live in harmony with nature, but it also teaches us how to be good to each other as well. Only science can save us.

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@LordCaramac @gerrymcgovern @ReggieHere @chikl
It's not the size that's the big problem, it's the inefficiency. Our current system is so inefficient that it would be hard to make it more so if we tried. So many industries are operating at 25%, 10%, and even less efficiency, meaning that we can reduce our effect on the environment by 4, 10, or even 20 times without lowering the overall production levels. This would be just like "reducing the size" of the technosphere in terms of impact on the environment, but without the corresponding reduction in overall standard of living.

And the current system has been trying to make things more inefficient, it requires it in order to keep going, to keep the money flowing. Because it is essentially on life support, having already collapsed nearly a century ago. It is essentially an environment destroying machine--you already know this---but it's the inefficiency that's the problem.

So there is a lot of room for making things much more efficient. If you take the time to read through Technocracy's research, you'll find just how wasteful we are, how much we can do away with and make better, and still operate a high-technology society where every citizen can enjoy a high standard of living and all without doing damage to the environment. The worst case scenario in trying would be that it simply cannot be done, but we will have still so greatly reduced the damage we are going that we will have a lot more time to come up with something else before the whole thing collapses, which will in turn save countless lives.

But if it does work, and I think there is good reason to think that it will, the gains to society will be immense. You already know what at least some of those will be.

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@LordCaramac @gerrymcgovern @ReggieHere @chikl
What you talk about there, making things that last, is very much one of the many things that Technocracy already proposes to reduce waste and inefficiency. I think that you agree with more of it than you think.

But if you just want to give up and not even try, then I guess that's you're choice. For me, given a choice between a small chance and none, I'll take the small chance. Especially when there is a good plan just waiting to be used. I don't want the selfish people to win if I can help it.

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@LordCaramac @gerrymcgovern @ReggieHere @chikl
In the end, no, no one wins. But the rich and powerful today will win a lot longer than if we were to put an end to their stupid system.

And yeah, you've given up trying to save the plane by telling people to assume the crash position. I mean, I get it, when you don't see any other alternative, that seems pretty reasonable. But just because you don't see an answer doesn't mean that there isn't one. So you've given up on looking for one, or even looking at ones proposed to you.

And like I said, even if we try and it doesn't work, things would be less bad than if we don't, which is what you say you want.

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@muminitaly @LordCaramac @gerrymcgovern @ReggieHere @chikl
If we can adopt Technocracy, then we'll be in a much better position to do this. It would be a logical part of Technocracy's goal. And the sooner we do it, the easier it will be.

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@muminitaly @LordCaramac @gerrymcgovern @ReggieHere @chikl
Of course, but Technocracy is the only real chance of avoiding that fate. Otherwise yes, I agree, the collapse is inevitable. Heck, Technocracy was the first to predict it, and explain exactly why. It was designed specifically because of this problem.

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@muminitaly @LordCaramac @gerrymcgovern @ReggieHere @chikl
Sorry that i wasn't clear. What I meant was that the collapse is inevitable if we don't get Technocracy operational. Like I said, this was precisely what it was designed to deal with.

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@muminitaly @LordCaramac @gerrymcgovern @ReggieHere @chikl
Of course. That's why I am advocating Technocracy. In that system, there are no politicians or financiers. Nothing to get in the way of doing what we need to to create a sustainable society for the benefit of all.

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@LordCaramac @ReggieHere @muminitaly @gerrymcgovern @chikl
Of course there will be. They will just be warlords, ruling ruthlessly over numerous petty kingdoms.

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@LordCaramac @ReggieHere @muminitaly @gerrymcgovern @chikl
And why can't those be controlled by warlords? Violent groups can scale down to street gang level. Or even a pair of people.

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@muminitaly @LordCaramac @gerrymcgovern @ReggieHere @chikl
Accelerationism is the most dangerous form of defeatism. It not only makes us ignore any available solutions, but actually harms our ability to enact them.

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@LordCaramac @ReggieHere @muminitaly @gerrymcgovern @chikl
Those people that will feed them are called conquered subjects. We have a long history of that strategy.

And even if our numbers do deplete enough, warriors initially arose from hunters. I don't think it will be a difficult transition for them to go back to that.

@itsfoss@mastodon.social avatar itsfoss , to random

The kind of parents we should become! 🐧💚

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@itsfoss
"Once you start down the Open Path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Consume you it will!"

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@sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar sp3ctr4l A_Union_of_Kobolds
Sounds a lot like the top-down vs. bottom-up styles of thinking that often differentiates allistic and autistic people.

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@sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar sp3ctr4l
Hmm, I don't know if bottom up precludes the use of categories. When I use them, I still try to collect more data to add towards supporting or going against the category. I only rely on them when expediency is required. Whereas allists prefer to rely on them. But I am ADHD as well, to add another data point.

I get what you are saying about the conscious vs. subconscious difference. I just noticed that the pattern was similar to the top-down/bottom up thing so was wondering if there is a connection. Clearly I need more data. :blob_cat_thinking: 😛

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Geodad @db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar db0
Yeah, I didn't like the implication of "immune". I would have preferred something like "...likely more able to recognize and be resistant to than most (or average) people...".

Can't say I'm crazy about the picture either.

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@sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar sp3ctr4l
:BlobCatSmiley:

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@sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar sp3ctr4l
I'm not sure how it works. Could be it'll come with time, or you need to click on the server, or follow someone on that server, or vice versa. 🤷

It was just a happy face, except a "blob cat" style. https://www.pngitem.com/pimgs/m/588-5880321_blob-cat-emoji-discord-hd-png-download.png

@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar arstechnica , to random

Why LA Comic Con thought making an AI-powered Stan Lee hologram was a good idea
“I suppose if we do it and thousands of fans… don't like it, we'll stop doing it.”
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/why-la-comic-con-thought-making-an-ai-powered-stan-lee-hologram-was-a-good-idea/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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I bet they got the idea from Ms. Marvel.

@Vivaldi@vivaldi.net avatar Vivaldi , to random

Happy Linux Day! What distro is powering your setup? 🐧 🎉

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OpenSuse Tumbleweed with KDE.

@theautisticcoach@neurodifferent.me avatar theautisticcoach , to ActuallyAutistic group

Meltdowns are not failures.

They’re the nervous system sounding an alarm:
“Your needs are not being met”

We don’t need shame.

We need support.

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@theautisticcoach @lritter actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group
The supports come in different kinds for one thing. One person may be good at cooking while another is good at money matters. For another they are often asynchronous. For a mundane example, think of people taking care of one another when they get sick at different times. But because they sometimes get sick at the same time, this is why larger support groups are advantageous.

(Which of course leads to how support and cooperation at increasing levels leads to healthier and more productive communities, societies, and civilisations. E.g. health care, education, infrastructure, etc. It's all the same principle.)

(I could run off on several (more) logical tangents at this point. 🐇)

@hauchvonstaub@nrw.social avatar hauchvonstaub , to random

One important tendency, that I've noticed, that I'd like to know if others have noticed it as well, is that "scepticism" seems to mean something different to autistic and allistic people.

Being sceptical tends to mean consider something being wrong stronger to an allistic person, while it tends to mean be more inquisitive whether something is true or false, to an autistic person.

This also fits into the "bottom-up" and "top-down" tendency in thinking explanation of autism.

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@shye @actuallyautistic @VulcanTourist @hauchvonstaub
Something can have an official definition and still "mean" something different to different people. Just look at the many misused words today, like literally, sentient, parkour, epic, etc. Otherwise, yes, the underlying way that allistics vs. autistics think is what leads them to these different meanings.

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@VulcanTourist @shye actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group @hauchvonstaub
Well, I can't factually dispute that without some sort of official survey or something, but I really don't think that most people are aware of what these words really mean. They've learned them from their misuse, so unless they look it up or get told by someone, how do they know?

And others will argue about the "evolution of language", so they will believe that the word does indeed have another definition. (To be clear, I understand how language evolves, but I believe that there are limits which define abuse of language.)

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@VulcanTourist @shye actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group @hauchvonstaub
All I can say is that our experiences seem to be quite different.

@jerry@infosec.exchange avatar jerry , to random

Yes, there’s another phishing campaign contacting fediverse users to fill out a form to avoid being suspended or whatever. Stay calm and just report them and be sure to check the option to inform their home instance so the account gets suspended for everyone.

Also, please consider enabling moderated signups if you don’t already have them. I get it - signups dropped by >90% when I did it, but there’s very little capability for dealing with bad actors proactively once they have an account. I know it’s not a foolproof way to keep the scammers out, but it is an improvement.

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Great. Secondary enshittification. (Like secondary explosions.)

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Nice idea, but I have concerns too:

  1. Nothing mentioned about input from autistic/ND people. So there is a question of whether this will be genuinely helpful, or an "autism mom" style feel-good project. "Nothing about us without us."

  2. $5000 a unit? Autistic people have the highest rate of unemployment of any disabled group. How are they supposed to afford that? Yes, there are "affordable units", but only 5 of them, not enough for the need.

Granted, this seems like a pilot project, so maybe it will help make more and better ones in the future. 🤷

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Hope for the best, but watch carefully.

@Thorn@toot.garden avatar Thorn , to ActuallyAutistic group

I'm smoking my morning doob and thinking about my blood family. One of the reasons we don't speak is for my own sanity. It seems like every negative thing that happened in our lives is my fault somehow. I haven't been perfect by any means, who has?
When I have hinted at this phenomenon in the past, I was told it was just me. I was imagining things. Maybe I was. Maybe I am. I can't tell from here. What I do know is that the people in my life today don't treat me like that and I'm not feeling it from them.
Am I my blood family's scapegoat?
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@shufei @Thorn actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group
There was an episode of Family Guy were Meg learns that this is her role in the family.

@GurgelSegrillo@mastodon.ie avatar GurgelSegrillo , to actuallyadhd group

Wondering how my ND fam deals with RSD while participating in social media. Feeling like it's been triggered too many times here lately. Like most comments are to correct me, take me down a peg vibe... or plain ignoring ofc. And I am writing on a second language, don't keep posting about my work (and I am self-employed dependant on sales). So incredibly frustrating most of the time. If I give up, here comes more isolation. How do you do it? actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group actuallyadhd@a.gup.pe icon actuallyadhd group @actuallyaudhd

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@GurgelSegrillo actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group actuallyadhd@a.gup.pe icon actuallyadhd group @actuallyaudhd
I guess that I've been lucky since most of the people I interact with are ND, so it regularly surprises me how well things go since I expect/brace for bad reactions to some of my comments. But I do still get bad reactions sometimes, and it can seriously ruin my whole day. So I'm not sure that I have any great advice here. Maybe just be careful who you comment to, or in what spaces you hang out in? 🤷 I'll be happy to see any better advice here though.

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@GurgelSegrillo @pathfinder actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group actuallyadhd@a.gup.pe icon actuallyadhd group @actuallyaudhd
My advice, if commenting, then try to comment mostly on posts made by followers, other ND people, or posts using the various ND tags and/or groups, or any other tags/groups you've had good experiences with. When posting, make it to unlisted or followers only, or again using the ND hashtags/groups. That should keep you mostly in our little community to start, and you can venture out from there on occasions you feel up to it.

@1ts0nly4stro@autistics.life avatar 1ts0nly4stro , to ActuallyAutistic group

people how the fuck do i get over helllpme i start school soon and my inability to do things even when i want to is genuinely disabling i literally am UNABLE to do the thing its crazy. Hellpp

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@1ts0nly4stro actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group @actuallyaudhd
There's a lot of resources out there that help in addition to or without medication. Websites, books, videos, support groups. Research the heck out of them. It will take time to develop new patterns and habits that work for you. There are no quick fixes, at least none that you will likely have access to, but I think that you can find enough information to hold you over until you are able to get the right kind of therapy and/or medication. Maybe by then you won't need either. If you need help getting started I can gather together a couple of things, but try to make a habit of looking for this stuff yourself.

Best of luck to you.

@DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social avatar DoomsdaysCW , to ActuallyAutistic group

Hubby told me the best story today (he heard it on a podcast). So apparently, and were in a band named, "The Artistics" -- but because of Byrne's lack of interaction with the audience, people started calling them, "The Autistics"! Oooops! (And apparently, David Byrne was not diagnosed until he was aged 50).

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@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar mastodonmigration , to random

To kind of summarize some of the recent drama. Yesterday Bluesky changed their Terms of Service to require binding arbitration. Users are unhappy, but there's nothing they can do about it because Bluesky is not decentralized and there is no place they can go. Today, Bluesky banned a user for wishing ill of J.K. Rowling for her anti-trans hate. Users are very unhappy, but there's nothing they can do about it because Bluesky is not decentralized and there is no place they can go.

Get it?

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@nazokiyoubinbou @mastodonmigration
This is the way I think that people are by default, humans aren't born with any critical thinking skills (although there does appear to be a small minority that pick up on the idea pretty quick themselves), it needs to be taught to them. Of course, this is a threat to power structures, so many do what they can to minimize it in their populations.

And it's funny that you chose to use memes as an example for the patterns of information replication in society, because the original definition of a "meme" is basically any unit of information that can be transmitted from one person to another, and the field of memetics studies these patterns of transmission using the model of biology (e.g. viruses). So really, 'funny captioned pictures on the internet', while indeed being memes, are also just one tiny subset of that category. So if you're interested in these patterns, you may want to look into that, although it covers more the how instead of the why. That's another subject.

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@nazokiyoubinbou @mastodonmigration
Yeah, I've known several people like that, mostly in the neurodiversity community. We just naturally seem to question things more than others do, looking at things sideways. :blob_cat_flop:

@KaCi@autistics.life avatar KaCi , (edited ) to #AutisticActually German

As an hyperverbal person being alone all the time sucks. I need my own space and alone time, but I am craving for deep talks with people, who understand patterns. I miss connection so much, it feels like my heart becomes a stone, although beagle Lumi and the beauty of art and nature still keep the soft part alive. Because of my monotropic mind, groups (this includes posting on social media) are often difficult for me.

If you are in a similar situation and are looking for a friend or just an honest chat, please send me a dm in English (I kow my English is not perfect, but I love practicing) or German.
My gender baseline is female, but I am very fluid (dancing with the girls, playing and fighting with the boys). My main special interest is "trying to understand this world, patterns, systems, people". I love reading, dancing and nature (especially water), since my childhood and I have watched and Voyager many times.

Boosts are very much appreciated.

TW: trauma, emotional abuse:

P.S. My last irl social contact has been a liar and emotional abuser, who made me experience my childhood trauma again (trauma bonding) and pushed me into super dark shadow work. It ended up with his wife and me talking on the phone, helping each other to understand the situation and me understanding myself and my kinks much better. I don't want to be part of this shit again and I will always give abusers a fight.

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@KaCi
I love those kinds of talks too, and have been able to see what few friends I have less and less lately. And it sounds like we'd have some good things to talk about, so I'd certainly be up for it. If you want, you can check out my profile and pinned posts for more on my many spins.
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@DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social avatar DoomsdaysCW , to ActuallyAutistic group

So, I've been having an issue with a neighbor who has a new outdoor light -- that is very bright and intrusive. Unfortunately, I'm not on good terms with them because of an incident during Covid (and years of loud vehicles), but that's another story. I've mostly been civil, but obviously have rubbed them the wrong way. Anyhow, I wrote up a nice request, accompanied with softer, more sensory-friendly lightbulbs. That was a week ago, and nothing has changed. I wrote up a "2nd request", accompanied by this piece of information. If they ignore it, what should my next step be? I have some ideas, but wanted to run it by the hivemind first... Oh, and yeah. My response to waking up to said light coming on at 3am (which bleeds through even my light-blocking curtains), is to go downstairs and flash our porch light on and off continuously (I barely realize I'm doing it) because I'm in a loop. Not fun!

"How Light Sensitivity Affects Autism and What to Do About It

Light sensitivity, also known as photophobia, is a common issue that can significantly affect individuals, particularly those on the autism spectrum. Understanding its impact and causes is essential for parents and caregivers.

Light sensitivity can lead to various challenges for individuals with autism. Studies have revealed that adolescents on the autism spectrum often experience visual processing anomalies, including heightened sensitivity to bright lights.
This sensitivity can provoke strong or painful responses to bright lighting, especially in visually disorienting environments.

Common Behavioral Responses to Light Sensitivity

Engaging in repetitive actions or movements which may serve as a coping mechanism in response to discomfort by light."

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😲 Wow. That gives hope to those of us also with neighbors such as this.

@static@aus.social avatar static , to random

Oh how very . A coffee, a soft-drink and a water bottle on my desk. All beverages serving different purposes, doncha know...

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@static
Wow, that's pretty close to what I had when I was visiting a friend today: and energy drink, a soft drink, and a water bottle. Also AuDHD. 😮

@itsfoss@mastodon.social avatar itsfoss , to random

15 reasons to grab a friend and fire up Steam on Linux! 🎮🐧

https://itsfoss.com/co-op-games-linux/

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@itsfoss
Plasmophobia looks interesting. 👻

@DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social avatar DoomsdaysCW , to ActuallyAutistic group

concert-goer's "survival kit"! (Plus knowing where all the exits are, even at an outdoor concert.) My sunglasses were stylish and helped to keep the lights from bothering me, and my "hearos" ear protection was brilliant, as they allowed me to hear what was going on, but at lower decibels!

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A pair of sunglasses with oval lenses and gold frames, and a pair of white ear protection pieces.
ALT
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@DoomsdaysCW @pathfinder actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group
He's autistic, he'll understand. :BlobCatSmiley:

Wouldn't it be cool if he had an outdoor concert at a drive in theater? :blob_cat_box: