Archived How can I fight the rampant abuse of inquisitive greetings without coming off as autistic? (AskVoat)
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Archived How can I fight the rampant abuse of inquisitive greetings without coming off as autistic? (AskVoat)
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[–] roboticon 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
But also, don't use "autistic" as a synonym for being an asshole.
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[–] roboticon ago (edited ago)
Right, the definition of autism is a disorder that some people have -- not a behavior that anyone can choose to have.
I'm equating the deliberate ignoring of common courtesy (OP's behavior) with assholery. You're correlating the deliberate ignoring of common courtesy with autism.
It's not common courtesy to "not be so autistic". Autistic people aren't violating common courtesy by existing. And rude behavior is not autistic -- people are autistic.
Anyway, I'll just assume you meant something along the lines of "Don't act so much like an autistic person would in the situation" and carry on with my day.