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That’s an intentionally rigid view of the world.

The communication gap is that rigidity.

For example, it may say “minimum requirements” on the web form, but let’s put ourselves into the shoes of the person filling it out. Are they SUPER strict on these minimums? Or are they just filling out the form the best they can?

Usually it says sobering along the lines of “ideal candidates” and not “bare minimum” but you likely won’t see that due to overly rigid views on the world.

What if they made a mistake when filling it out, and added things to the “bare minimum “ that aren’t really that harsh a requirement?

It’s a grey area, it’s not a direct lie and you know that, you just don’t like it.

Saying it’s a lie assumes you know the intention of the person writing it, and that they intended to deceive you. And you can’t possibly know that either.

It’s Not a lie and you’re misrepresenting your knowledge of the scenario when you say that.

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8 points

As an autistic I resolve this in my head by reminding myself that words can have different meanings.

For example
(“How are you?” -> “I’m fine how are you?” -> “Doing well, thanks”)
actually means
(“hello” -> “hello”)

It’s code. The meaning is precise, and it’s not a false question. It’s a symbolic question.

It’s an equivalent meaning in the same way that:
(“hola” -> “hola”)
means the same thing as
(“hello” -> “hello”)

English is, therefore, not just one language. English is many languages using the same set of words.

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5 points

Beautiful and thoughtful response.

I’m peak ADHD, and I often use the same type of thing

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