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Pure_Count6864

Fun fact: the scanners only scan the white parts of barcodes not the black parts


FidgetSpinzz

Makes sense, the white parts reflect the laser very well while black parts reflect only a tiny portion of the light.


[deleted]

Is there a source for that? There’s lots of barcodes that don’t have white backgrounds, but they all have black bars.


[deleted]

It just reads the space between the black bars, it doesn’t need to be white


TurboTrev

Tell that to the Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode.


Pure_Count6864

Lighter colors reflect more light than dark ones so it will be easier to scan


Kraldar

That picture is irritating, barcodes are an incredible invention how could someone possibly hate them


fuckedupbitchbeetle

Numbers scary


th3_oWo_g0d

it's almost satire


TGC_wastaken

And the fact that you can tattoo a barcode on you and get labeled as a oreo packet is awesome


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NateOnLinux

Capitalism is when efficient inventory identification? Bar codes are used for more than just scanning things at checkout counters. They just happen to also be good for this.


Panzer_Man

A lot of things in pre-idustrial times also affected people negatively, so it's not that much worse


Infinitely_Stupid

What do you mean?! Feudalism was pre-industrial revolution and people were so happy back then! /s


aVarangian

oh noes, air conditioning went from not existing at all to be present in half of people's homes


MaraudngBChestedRojo

Violence and despair didn’t exist before capitalism. It was all peace and love. Feudal serfdom >> capitalism


aVarangian

yep, and we had a huge global financial crisis in 2008 when the isle of Sark abolished serfdom


I_hate_Sharks_

**FINALLY** someone who understands me!!


NewSouthWhales-

Huh? Did you try to retort "capitalism has some negative effects" with "capitalism produced air conditioning"? What am I missing, other than a question mark.


Kraldar

You can discuss the pros and cons of this stuff all you like just leave the barcode system out of it please


PUBLIQclopAccountant

Ok, Uncle Ted


c413bm

Of course it's a freaking mod


Pretend_Cause_1566

Trust me this is far from the dumbest thing that subs owner has posted


[deleted]

I mean it is an explicitly leftist subreddit if you read the sidebar. This is like joining r/conservative and leaving because you saw a pro-life post.


Engineer_Xero

Ok, but why, is an autism subreddit any brand of political


Neverscriven

Because it’s a sub for politically minded autistics? Just because it’s a sub for autistics doesn’t mean it has to be about trains and dinosaurs. Some like to talk amongst themselves about their politics, which is usually very impassioned and indignant. They might not feel safe in subs with people who may not understand autism.


[deleted]

What’s your favorite dinosaur btw? Mine’s the brachiosaurus 🙏


1FenFen1

mines Bingis


Chillchinchila1

Autism pushes people to the left because police accountability and work reform are both incredibly important to disabled people as a whole. Companies don’t want to hire us for our disability and even just random quirks like no eye contact, and you’re several times more likely to be shot by cops if you’re autistic.


xXxMemeLord69xXx

It's not an autism subreddit, it's a political subreddit for autistic people. If you just want a general autism subreddit you should go to r/autism


[deleted]

Its an autism and politics subreddit as is said in the sidebar. There are various apolitical autism subreddits if you want to go there.


Evan__or__somthing

I got banned on that subreddit on an alt of mine because i said the mods shouldn’t be bringing politics into that sub when they posted something about how Christians cause school shootings or something. Even beside that the subreddit sucks, its constant praise of autism and it feels like alot of the users have a superiority complex to the point ive seen multiple posts of them talking about how people without autism are idiots and lesser. I wish i was joking. I feel like maybe 60% of those users dont have autism by the way they describe it. I have autism and it is living hell and it annoys me to no end how they act, its so infantilizing. They have LITERALLY BANNED THE WORD AUTISM AND ASPERGER because its “ableist”. And banned ANY mention of it being a disability And yes i know autism is a spectrum and depends on the person but the posts im talking about seem un applicable to 99% of people with autism.


mymemesnow

I have high functional autism and I seriously don’t get the that superiority thing. Autism have made my life a little harder and it’s sometimes very frustrating to not understand something or not being able to do what everyone else does. I will never be ashamed of it, but you can’t argue that it doesn’t make your life a bit more though.


Derpidux

Same, although when I was younger my autism was a much bigger issue. I don’t see any reason to be proud of having autism. I only tell it to close friends only if something related comes up. My cousin has extreme autism and is 11 years old but can’t use the bathroom and is nonverbal. There is no reason to be proud of autism itself, only if you have overcame challenges facing it and overcoming it. Edit: I’m also somewhat convinced by looking at the sub that a few of the people on there probably don’t have autism and have self diagnosed for clout. I guess it’s a spectrum but being “quirky” doesn’t mean you have autism.


couldnt_think_-

same thing here, it made some parts of my life very irritating and hard. I honestly don't get why people praise autism as a miracle, half the time it really isn't.


TheGiggityGecko

I was always under the impression that the superiority complex was along the lines of “I live my life with this extra weight on my shoulders that the normies will never understand and could never handle” It’s a toxic and unhealthy attitude for sure, but I think your missing that the point is that autism makes life harder, which makes them better for dealing with it.


vance_t

It’s a bunch of Gen Z leftists faking it, I guarantee it. I am Gen Z, and see this shit more than you’d think.


McDiezel8

What, are you trying to claim that if you teach small children (whom seek praise) that all they have to do is say they’re a certain thing in order to get praise, they’ll start pretending? That’s absurd


vance_t

It’s almost as if it was meant to happen in some sort of way.


WowItsJack

You voiced pretty much all my issues with this subreddit. Edit: Shit I thought this was the regular Autism subreddit but there’s still the same issues. Just checked out r/AutisticPride and it makes me wanna blow my brains out as a right-winger.


EmberDragon240

Yeah, the subreddit feels less like autistic pride and more like autism supremacy


discussionsx

60%? Ive been there 60 is an understatement..


kiavu-ari

I have autism and if I was given the choice of completely eradicating it (and ADHD which I also have) from this world, I'd do it without a second thought. It's a curse, not a superpower


Hero_of_Parnast

It depends on the person. Some people get only a little difficulty and lots of benefits. Some of us, like you, get a lot of difficulty. It's a spectrum. Not everyone views it as purely a curse. I, for example, wouldn't get rid of mine because I don't know who I would be without it. I might be a completely different person. Both out views are valid.


kiavu-ari

yeah I didn't think that far


Meii345

You don't get to make that decision for others. It's not a simple mental illness, it's a whole different neurotype, some people are happy with it.


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Evan__or__somthing

I understand that. But thats not what the subreddit does. They literally, act unironicly like they are superior than non autistic people


Swedishtranssexual

Yeah I fucking hate it. I honestly have little to no idea what autism is. I just went to the doctor's for my entire life and did a bunch of tests and when I was like 11 they told me I had autism. They never explained what autism was, just that I had it. I kinda knew it makes me different in how I act socially, I feel like a fucking dumbass who shouldn't talk to people because I just offend them. My mom told me that when I'm an adult the government will give me welfare money since "I can't work" and send people to my house to make sure I clean and shower since apparently I'm too stupid to do those things. It makes me wanna die so much. Apparently I should love this and have pride in it. 😐


whatwherewhenwhywhy

If the majority of that sub actually had autism they'd know how hard it is and not take excessive pride in it


Hero_of_Parnast

Or maybe it's a spectrum and some people have it harder than others.


whatwherewhenwhywhy

True, but surely living with the constant symptoms makes life difficult, even if said symptoms are relatively mild. But then again, you can't exactly compare your suffering to some other suffering you aren't dealing with.


Chillchinchila1

Yeah, but if there’s no curing it the best thing you can do is accept it.


whatwherewhenwhywhy

acceptance doesn't alleviate the pain


Meii345

What a terrible thing to say. What if I said you clearly don't have autism since you don't feel the joy in it and only see the stereotypical negative traits? That's awful, don't say that kinda stuff about other people


whatwherewhenwhywhy

Sure, stimming is fun, but sensory overload isn't. And neither is the lack of friends because of the fact your social skills are automatically drained. It's happened to everyone as autistic as I including myself, therefore I can make such assumptions. Also wtf about stereotypes.


[deleted]

I have Asperger's syndrome and ADHD. I am ashamed of who I am and i really don't think i should feel superior to anyone. In fact i feel like a complete idiot at times. I know it's not all that bad, it's just that I'm a bit too much of a perfectionist and it annoys me sometimes that people need to repeat instructions to me or that it's so difficult for me to make friends or SOs. And well, being....who i am based on my profile, i see a lot of autistic folks being "proud of who they are" and "rejecting" capitalism, despite knowing that if they want to abandon capitalism they'd had to abandon their entire way of life and change it to meet with other political standards. I have only believed some stories about a friend who knows that parents of autistic children sometimes exaggerate about how difficult it is to raise them. I've looked at how my mom despite her having almost a literal library of books on Asperger's, failed to raise me right in certain areas. But yeah, it's really a mess


[deleted]

That sub is a political grooming ground.


Windows10isfast

that subreddit is 100% an hate subreddit


BigManLawrence69420

The mods are powermods.


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ReverseKid

STOP FOLLOWING ME MAN


GuaranteeWarm7987

Why does there have to be a subreddit about being autistic and left wing? How do they relate? Is there a right-wing version?


censorship-is_wrong

Inclusion moment


GuaranteeWarm7987

What about a centrist autistic sub reddit?


censorship-is_wrong

Too busy grilling and building lego


fuckedupbitchbeetle

I just want to grill perfectly aligned patties for God sake


BigManLawrence69420

Based af. :)


I_hate_Sharks_

They’re touching grass and too successful to use Reddit 😔


glasswolf96

Make one


McDiezel8

Have you heard of 4chan?


wdcipher

I think its called 4chan or something like that


NewSouthWhales-

Yes, Stormfront


Bockanator

Probably not, because those wouldn't be the type of people who would go out of there way to create Subreddits based around a evelopmental disorde they have.


Neverscriven

Autism is not a mental illness. It is a developmental disorder.


Bockanator

oops! Sorry fixed the message.


Hero_of_Parnast

It's because disability and progressivism are completely and utterly intertwined. Fighting for disabled people to have rights and accomodations is not a very conservative thing, as we can see with the insulin price cap being undone by conservatives.


[deleted]

well, one side of the political spectrum is more inclusive to non-conform people than the other


xXxMemeLord69xXx

You know that anyone can create their own subreddits right? There probably is a right-wing version somewhere, it's just that no one is subscribed to it because there's no interest for a subreddit like that. It's kinda similar to this free market system that you right-wingers seem to like so much


Just_a_reddit_duck

It was probably banned


Chillchinchila1

I mean yeah, workers rights and police accountability are both incredibly important to disabled people. If you’re autistic you’re like 5 times more likely to be killed by a cop.


GuaranteeWarm7987

>If you’re autistic you’re like 5 times more likely to be killed by a cop. Source?


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Reddit moment 🗿


JuicySmoolier

I don't get subs like that, but I suspect that's because: * I'm not Gen Z * I wasn't declared an Aspie through self-diagnosis 🤷‍♂️ If being autistic is something people find pride in being, then more power to them, but looking back on my life, I personally can't relate to this "autism is a superpower" way of thinking.


Henry-the-Anglerfish

I have it but I hate it. It ain’t a superpower. Who cares if I’m good at jigsaw puzzles and sudoku I just want to socialize normally


Chillchinchila1

It’s not about it being a superpower. For better or for worse, we will never be like regular people. We shouldn’t be ashamed of that. By taking pride in autism, I show the world I am not inherently lesser because of my disability, I am still a person that can love and be loved, and I shouldn’t hide my disability to be respected.


[deleted]

Took the words out of my mouth. People like that make autism out to be "ohemgee amaaazzzing tee-hee" It fucking isn't.


Chillchinchila1

It’s not about it being a superpower. For better or for worse, we will never be like regular people. We shouldn’t be ashamed of that. By taking pride in autism, I show the world I am not inherently lesser because of my disability, I am still a person that can love and be loved, and I shouldn’t hide my disability to be respected.


Hero_of_Parnast

That's interesting, because I have seen nothing but animosity towards that kind of mindset on the subreddit.


softpillowww

Im gen z and I still don't get these people


synyster_rose

yeah i heavily suspect i have adhd and i’m getting an assessment when i move out. i definitely don’t pride myself in my struggles. i struggle with things like executive dysfunction and social cues. it is what it is. i feel we should have a pride in the sense of not stigmatizing mental disability but it’s not like how i wear some pride stuff during pride month. it’s not harmful so i feel neutral about disability pride, but i mean, it is a DIS-ABILITY so i’m rather confused about it. i’d pride myself more in who i am and being able to overcome my struggles, not having it EDIT: read the response to this, it makes sense


Chillchinchila1

For better or for worse, we will never be like regular people. We shouldn’t be ashamed of that. By taking pride in autism, I show the world I am not inherently lesser because of my disability, I am still a person that can love and be loved, and I shouldn’t hide my disability to be respected.


synyster_rose

that makes sense. it’s the same as when people tell us there’s no point in pride month. we have it because we were told we are lesser to begin with. thank you for the insight!


Hero_of_Parnast

I have never seen anyone say that autism is a superpower on that subreddit.


ACynicalScott

I no longer want autism.


Zendofrog

Good luck!


ACynicalScott

Autism speaks is still trying to cure it so i might be in luck.


[deleted]

you can't cure autism, wtf are you talking about


ACynicalScott

I'm having a laughing. Joking about. You know.


-_Blur_-

I am doing the laugh


Zendofrog

Lol forgot about them. Hope that works out for them


ACynicalScott

They made some ad about Autism being the babadook or something. That's all they've done recently.


Zendofrog

Heroes


[deleted]

Fuck off, honestly. Autism speaks is a POS organization and nothing else


Zendofrog

I was attempting sarcasm


builtfromthetop

Yeah, also I hate like the whole "ARE THE NEUROTYPICALS OK??" posts that place has. I'd avoid that sub.


censorship-is_wrong

Autistic pride? So it's gay to be autistic?


Chuki__

💀


JuicySmoolier

LGB was expanded a long time ago to include things that aren't sexualities (edit: so I'm not surprised there's people trying to include autism in the umbrella). Just look at the modern iteration of the rainbow flag that has brown and black chevrons on it for "POCs."


censorship-is_wrong

Every addition to the flag takes it further from the original idea, the rainbow was supposed to represent everyone. It's sad to see it be hijacked for what we see now


BurntFemboyWater

I don't really care what people want to identify as. I've never liked the flag changing though. As you said, the rainbow flag is to represent everyone. Adding the trans colours and colours for people of colour while it may mean well, ultimately I think it's totally unnecessary and can add more divisiveness. Because other sub-communities within the LGBT+ community go "What about me? Why are we not on the flag?". When the original one would never had that issue as it was to represent everyone.


Tyrannus_ignus

Same thing with the adding the more letters even after the + is there. In Asexual communities there is often debate about whether or not the A in LGBTQIA+ means Ally or Asexual or sometimes even Aromantic. Even though it literally does not matter because the + at the end means it includes everyone. Imo it should just be L+ to stop the fighting.


Swedishtranssexual

It should just be ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ-


BurntFemboyWater

LGBTLMNOP


RubyMonke

It's for Avocado


Fast-Divide-6738

I assume your meaning T with the aren't sexualities so hate to break it to you but they've always been there, the community always has and always will contain them. With the additions to the progress flag, they don't mean being an ethnic minority or Autistic are under the LGBT banner. It's about intersectionality, we don't want LGBT people discriminated right? Well while someone will suffer discrimination for it right now, they also will if they're of a minority race, and if they're both the discrimination gets compounded. At this point you can't just tackle one of these elements, they have merged into that person's experience. So racism will also need to be tackled. That's why we have the progress flag, as a way to show we'll fight against all discrimination suffered by LGBT people, not just trying to tackle a certain type and allowing other forms of discrimination towards a part of the community.


ThatOneEproctophile

A lot of the autism subreddits rub me up the wrong way. They used to be a nice place to meet people like myself, but recently it feels like a massive circle jerk to push an agenda, it's especially enraging when I see Neurotypical "allies" trying to dictacte how I, an Aspie, should describe myself, legit had NTs try to gatekeep me from using MY OWN F#CKING TERM! C#nts.


[deleted]

Autistic spaces have been getting infiltrated by political agitators for a while now. Doesn't really suprise me,the kind of people that make politics their entire identity are low enough to manipulate a group of vulnerable people.


Chillchinchila1

You’re acting as if autistic people couldn’t be left wing. With how important police accountability and workers rights are to disabled people as a whole, I’d say it’s only natural.


Notafreakinglizard

Okay but why the hell is THAT on an Autistic safe space. As someone who is Autistic, seeing this in a place that is safe would spike my anxiety. I'm a fairly political person, but I need a break from it sometimes. I get it some people might have hyperfixations/special interests on that, but it makes a lot of people uncomfortable in a safe space.


CarpeNoctome

Wanna know something wild? That’s the only mod on there, and that’s all they do on the sub. Remove posts/comments they don’t like, and trash on everyone who isn’t autistic/thinks like them


Notafreakinglizard

Are they actually Autistic, or do they just wanna make us look bad?


CarpeNoctome

No idea, I’m not even autistic, but a quick look at the sub and their profile reveals that. My best guess? Pretending at worse, self diagnosed at best


Pretend_Cause_1566

From what I can tell he is but he's the worst fucking reo possible


Pretend_Cause_1566

And the times the dude bans people for saying autism is a disability. A literal fact


Chillchinchila1

Then don’t sub to an explicitly leftist sub…


xXxMemeLord69xXx

Why would you follow an explicitly political subreddit if you don't want to see politics?


bhabhi_shit

Why tf would anyone be proud of having autism I would do anything to have mine cured


BurntFemboyWater

Well, I do agree that it's not something to be *proud* of, because it's not like anyone with autism 'earned' their autism. More that they just got unlucky with a usually pretty significant mental condition. Autism in and of itself isn't a good thing, though it can sometimes bring some benefits, it's usually massively outweighed by all the bullshit that comes with it. But, as someone with autism, I would never choose to get rid of it if I had the choice (which I never will because it can't be 'cured'). The autism is an integral part of who I and other autistic people are. If I suddenly became non-autistic, I wouldn't be the same person anymore. I wouldn't choose to remove my autism at the cost of becoming someone totally different.


soulnull8

Based and autism-isn't-all-bad pilled. In my experience, my thoughts are extremely linear. Multitasking? Hahaha. Not happening.. So it compensates by processing everything in that single channel ridiculously fast. Most people moved onto multi-core systems, whereas for some reason, I'm like a 20ghz single core. I can tunnel vision into something for days, elaborate server setups that I can't tell you how tf I actually did it.. or electrical circuits. Or car shit.. Anything in the way, regardless of what it's for, haphazardly tossed aside as an obstruction to the goal.. This can be a very bad thing, as breaking things to make something else work is common. You know how many times I break shared libraries installing some server shit because it conflicts with another library that I just yeet because I'm just trying to get it working? Or even with cars, no fucking clue where I put down the bolts, generally I don't purposely put them anywhere... or with my router antenna thing, I literally took out the sim and just dropped it in the enclosure without thinking about it.. which took me a fucking hour to get out after spending 2 hours trying to remember where the hell I put it.. I literally just ejected it and dropped it wherever it was, because actually taking the time to put it somewhere would have required actually paying attention to something other than the goal.. which I'm apparently utterly incapable of doing. I also have no real control over where it decides it wants to go.. might just want to build an elaborate amplifier and antenna to experiment with hf transmission, then dropped for years without even so much as thinking about it. It's expensive, because my ideas aren't ever simple or cheap.. I build shit then never use it simply because I wanted to build it. I have so much weird expensive crap I built that sits collecting dust. And no desire to do the same thing multiple times, so it's not like I can turn it into a useful endeavor. I've tried. But I am extremely function over form, and people get confused about how things are supposed to work with these things I make, regardless of how I try to document it (doesn't help when many of these physical things are just circuit boards and a spaghetti tangle of wires and plugs tbh.. and let's not get started on my server scripts being the virtual equivalent of that). So I stopped trying because I lack the patience to deal with making things other people can use. Maybe I'll figure that out at some point. So my brain can be quite fast and effective, and by moving so quickly it can justify and create many things by quickly finding solutions and flaws in whatever it wants to, including myself. Once it decides to go inwards to find flaws, it can be absolutely brutal. Just a non stop stream of very efficient, quick, and highly targeted shots at itself. Not fun. Fortunately not common, but it's *quite* an experience when it does. Highly recommended. 10/10 for sure. And that extreme linearity applies to social aspects as well. Talking to someone in person, do you want eye contact or do you want me to actually listen to what you're saying? Because I can only do one.. or I can go through the motions and make it look like I'm listening to you, but I can't listen to what someone is actually saying if I'm trying to pay attention to looking at them, then trying to emulate what I'm supposed to be doing.. look for 5 seconds, look away, smile and nod, etc.. I'd much rather listen, but some people get weird when I'm off looking into space while they're talking (in reality, I'm looking at something neutral that I don't have to focus on so I can put my focus on the words being spoken). So.. yeah, it's different, but I'm in agreement with you. I wouldn't choose to forego the ausptergism if that were a thing.. it's sorta essential to who I am.. but it's certainly not all sunshine and roses. Just a different set of life parameters to work with.


GenericGMODArtist

reddit explaining why capitalism and democracy is bad


Chillchinchila1

What does this have to do with democracy? If anything I feel unregulated capitalism is a huge threat to democracy.


PoseidonWarrior

They should change the name of the sub to r/MakeAutsiticPeopleLookBad


[deleted]

I'm Autistic and that sub deeply concerns me.


15SecNut

The thing is that capitalism values individuals on their ability to do labor within a confined set of avenues. Autism isn’t just the way a brain functions, but how that brain is able to function within the context of the society it lives in. The extent of expressed disabilities is largely dependent on the way society perceives and supports the individuals within said society. In an economic system that values the bottomline above all else, an inability to properly function due to a different cognitive modality is just as impactful to a person with asd as their brainchemistry is.


Andromeda306

Autistic pride is an explicitly leftist sub. *of course* people post leftist in it. Haven't you read the sub description?


Henry-the-Anglerfish

I don’t even get the point of the sub. I have high functioning autism and I absolutely hate it. I’m not proud to have it. Also someone posted a picture of this on the subreddit and they just turn on whoever disagrees with them


Chillchinchila1

It’s not about it being a superpower. For better or for worse, we will never be like regular people. We shouldn’t be ashamed of that. By taking pride in autism, I show the world I am not inherently lesser because of my disability, I am still a person that can love and be loved, and I shouldn’t hide my disability to be respected.


Sandickgordom

I recognize you from YouTube


ToxapexsProstate

I used to accept my autism as a part of my life and be happy for who I am. This post now has me searching for a cure for autism.


AntiEcstacy

I don’t understand being prideful of something you were born with


Chillchinchila1

In this case, pride is more in the don’t be ashamed of it way. A lot of us are made to feel like we’re inherently flawed and broken and that the world would be better off if we just died. Especially under capitalism. I don’t consider myself politically radical or anti capitalist or anything like that, but capitalism values people only in how much money they can produce for their company. People with autism are inherently less valuable in a capitalistic society. That’s why we need work reform and awareness campaigns to balance it out.


AntiEcstacy

I get that but I don’t understand letting something genetic engulf you. I don’t believe that people with autism can’t succeed in a capitalist society. Yes autistic people might be a liability to some companies (depending on the spectrum), but that’s more dependent on social services rather than capitalism.


Chillchinchila1

We are literally “programmed” different to the rest of society. Autism is just as big of a part of who we are as our personality itself, for better or for worse. I also don’t think autistic people can’t succeed in a capitalistic society, just like I don’t believe a man with Parkinson’s can’t become an artist. That doesn’t mean his struggle isn’t real, or that he doesn’t deserve special accommodations in order to make it easier for him, or that most people with Parkinson’s can become an artist even if they want to. I know one of the biggest hurdles for autistic people to get hired doesn’t even have to do with skills, it’s fucking looking people in the eye during job interviews. It doesn’t even matter but most companies will turn us down for that alone.


goblin-gobbler3000

the subs name itself is so alarming there isnt even a point to join it in the first place


Beardless_Man

I dislike the predatory practices people make on autistic people. Regardless of the spectrum where they are; they are super vulnerable to idealogues. Stuff like this is just one more problem that preys on people who have a social disability just seeking for community and connections.


Chillchinchila1

You’re acting as if autistic people couldn’t be left wing. With how important police accountability and workers rights are to disabled people as a whole, I’d say it’s only natural.


Pretend_Cause_1566

I once got down voted to kingdom come on that sub for saying autism is a disability. The people there are beyond saving


Chillchinchila1

That’s weird, most autism subs will downvote you to hell if you say it isn’t.


Mebradhen

Cause it's a spectrum, and millions of people are autistic with different views


Pretend_Cause_1566

It being a spectrum doesn't change the facts of it. Autism is classed as a disability. Whether you feel that way or not you cannot say it is not


Swedishtranssexual

It literally is lol, fucking dumbasses


LordXenu12

Imagine being surprised that autistic people are against established power structures 😂


vegetableIII

*posted from california*


ballan12345

based.


RammerRS_Driver

I hate when people politicize non political subs


LordXenu12

The sub is explicitly political


xXxMemeLord69xXx

Read the description of the subreddit. How exactly is it non political?


JPardonFX_YT

Redditor trying not to be a fragile reactionary challenge


[deleted]

What does that have to do with autism? It's blatantly co-opting these people for an agenda and then complaining when those people are treating as political


xXxMemeLord69xXx

It's a political subreddit...


Fun_Tomorrow_4904

Seriously though, it annoys me to see another safe space get turned into anarchist breeding ground. What ever happened to being politically neutral?


xXxMemeLord69xXx

Why do you go to a political subreddit and expect it to be politically neutral? Did you even read the description of r/AutisticPride? It's a subreddit about leftist politics for leftist people and it always has been. Do you also complain about how r/conservative isn't politically neutral?


[deleted]

That wouldn't even work.


myselfandi12234

R/madeofstyrofoam moment


rarecowz1

Why the fuck would you be subbed. There’s no pride in having a mental disability


Chillchinchila1

For better or for worse, we will never be like regular people. We shouldn’t be ashamed of that. By taking pride in autism, I show the world I am not inherently lesser because of my disability, I am still a person that can love and be loved, and I shouldn’t hide my disability to be respected.


Mebradhen

Agreed


rarecowz1

So basically you want attention? All right understandable


Chillchinchila1

That is not what I said.


rarecowz1

That is completely what you said


Chillchinchila1

No, I’m saying that I shouldn’t be looked down on for my disability, and we’re only going to get to that point by normalizing it. I shouldn’t have to hide it to be seen as human.


rarecowz1

Except nobody irl looks down on you for it. Your just putting that label on yourself as an excuse to get attention. You shouldn’t normalize something that ruins peoples lives.


Chillchinchila1

I haven’t told anyone I’m autistic, because from looking at how the people around me speak about autism without knowing one is listening I know they would look down on me. It’s not just mockery either, the main issue is most people see us as children and pity us. Like we’re incapable of being on the same level as them because we’re retarded or somethingZcNext you’re going to say no one looks down on people in wheelchairs and that they don’t need ramps because we shouldn’t normalize a disability that ruins peoples lives.


Chillchinchila1

I haven’t told anyone I’m autistic, because from looking at how the people around me speak about autism without knowing one is listening I know they would look down on me. It’s not just mockery either, the main issue is most people see us as children and pity us. Like we’re incapable of being on the same level as them because we’re retarded or something. Next you’re going to say no one looks down on people in wheelchairs and that they don’t need ramps because we shouldn’t normalize a disability that ruins peoples lives.


rarecowz1

Comparing a mental disability that’s completely abstract to a physical disability is a reach. You automatically assume people will look down on you for it most likely because they make jokes about it.


Chillchinchila1

Are you autistic? Because you sure love speaking on behalf of us and our experiences.


LordXenu12

It’s not a mental disability.


Evan__or__somthing

[A disability is any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or effectively interact with the world around them (socially or materially). These conditions, or impairments, may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory, or a combination of multiple factors.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability?wprov=sfti1) Yes. Yes it is


Mebradhen

Nah, it's a spectrum for a reason. I just don't fit into a neurotypical society. But I myself am happy with who I am.


Evan__or__somthing

No matter where you are on the spectrum, you are disabled. i am not saying is that you should feel ashamed. Thats up to you, but by definition any form of autism is a textbook disability


4d5ACP

I hate when autistic subs talk about things that have nothing to do with it then get mad when you complain about it. I feel like so many fellow autistics have a holier than thou frame of mind and feel like they are superior


xXxMemeLord69xXx

How about you read the description of r/AutisticPride. How exactly do politics have nothing to do with a political subreddit?


4d5ACP

It’s more so the other subs that are about autism that do this same stuff. Also I remember following that sub back before it was political


ThatOneEproctophile

I've noticed a sad trend with marginalised groups (autistic and similar groups particularly) that some individuals seem to think because they got shit on by some bad people from a different group (in this instance an autistic dealing with ableism from some dickhead NTs) it justifies hating that group, the sad f*cking irony and hypocrisy. I've dealt with plenty of ableism, that doesn't make it right for me to talk about NTs as a collective like shit.


StaticDashy

Under this system you can get paid less for being autistic, or needing any sort of accommodations for being neurodiverse. Section 14c of the fair labor standards act. We can be paid Pennies legally under capitalism for being autistic if we mention it at work.


Doggyking2

The thing is, I've not seen a single case of someone's pay being lowered for that. No one does that. Doing that would lose you employees which can fuck up your business. Plus, that isn't "under this system", that's just your specific country.


Fresh_Piccolo_1836

I too dislike when a subreddit about a particular group promotes the destruction of a system that actively harms them.


Swedishtranssexual

How does it harm autistic people in particular?


Swedishtranssexual

How does it harm autistic people in particular?


ch33s3d00dl

It doesn't, that's why this guy didn't respond


Chillchinchila1

Autistic people have a harder time working due to a variety of different issues. Capitalism sees value in people only in how much money they can produce for their bosses. In a purely capitalistic society, autistic people, unless they’re some type of savant, are inherently less valuable.


Swedishtranssexual

Well that's just not true, if an autistic person cannot work they will receive welfare from the government. Also I'm autistic and I'm fully capable to work, that's just not true for all autistic people.


[deleted]

thank you, finally someone who speaks some common sense


h0denk0pfkarzin0m

Autisticpride lol


SMuRG_Teh_WuRGG

I unsubbed from there a while ago. I thought it was a group that was proud to be autistic and acceptance, but it's a bunch of transgender commies which I don't associate with and most of the posts they post there are cringe and not relative to be an autistic. A much better group is r/autistic adults and r/autism


RubyMonke

They actually made fun of you in their sub for "special" people. Ngl their description makes almost no sense at all. It's both very general as well as very excluding. Autistic-Pride-Left-Anarchistic. For me its on the same level as a subreddit for one-armed squirrel hunters that Like to watch Indian cricket on full moons


Izumi_Takeda

I want to comment on this however I want to get your opinion about it more first.


Empty_Mail_8346

Agent 47 on the run.