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Honestly wish I could do that. I’ve gotten so used to masking my inability to do small talk that I basically just say yes to everything. It’s super annoying and something I want to work on, but I dont really know how.

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Its incorrect wording but i shorthanded it to ‘embrace the sociopathy’. Very nice little koan to drop on the programmed reaction i’ve had to natural ASD reactions

‘You can’t do that it’s sociopathic!’ No ma it’s ASD and i’m tired of pretending i’m not to save your face.

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Since the acronym for sociopath is ASPD, I will often respond with something like “nuh uh, mine has one less letter”. Pretty niche, but when someone gets it, so good.

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ASPD

that’s just a portal gun

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most of the people claiming it’s sociopathic tend to be pretty controlling in my experience, which is ironic

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I’m the opposite i can do small talk ( and even be charming while doing it) but, i just can’t STAND it and don’t know how to get out of it either so i’ve just taken to greyrocking whenever it comes up. For the record i don’t have asd ( some people said they had it in this section) just static encephalopathy ( brain damage) and am actually quite smart just I’ve got a lot special niche interests ( sci fi, fantasy and Gorillaz to name a few) and if i don’t know you ( aka you aren’t interested in these things and / or like small talk) then I don’t want to talk to you but, if you don’t do small talk and/ or are interested in something I’m interested in GREAT! IF YOU WANT TO TALK I’M DOWN FOR IT!

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I’ve always wanted to get into the Gorillaz, but never found any of their music that I like, do you have a recommendation?

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I say Demon Dayz or The Now Now.

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Hah, I used to be like that in school, but that didn’t go well at all. After all those years of having to keep quiet I’ve kinda lost that ability to be so straightforward. I wish it was normal for people to say what they think even if it isn’t nice.

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64 points

Dudes ready for the office culture.

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I cannot tolerate office culture. It’s so unbearably insincere and manipulative in my experience.

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6 points

“If you could just do this stupid unnecessary thing, that’d be great.” sips coffee

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Legendary feeling of Catharsis: Definitely worth it.

I just hope he got all the papers he needed before that and a new job in the bag, because doing this without either of these conditions fulfilled can haunt you later.

But I am pretty sure he did.

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“But, we’re like fAmIlY.”

Yeah bub, that’s not a selling point. I didn’t pick them either.

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Vin Diesel appears in the corner saying “Uhm… What did you say?” while he is setting up a barbecue at the same time.

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Yeah yeah, you are Groot. We know.

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6 points

You stay, I go. No following!

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I love you guys

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“I don’t like my family, either.”

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