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Mux

@Mux@swingset.social

Alien robot from the future. I come to spread love and music.

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Mux, to random
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About to try out ADHD meds for the first time. Wish me productivity!

sebwhatever, to actuallyautistic
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@actuallyautistic tell me you are without telling me you are autistic.

Mux,
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@DziadekMick
Also that's quite ambiguous and nonsensical. Can you be more explicit and straightforward?
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sebwhatever, to actuallyautistic
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@actuallyautistic @askingautistics

Tell me how you really feel.

Mux,
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@sebwhatever
I just woke up from a nap, so I'm a bit bleary-eyed. Well rested though.

You?
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mekkaokereke, to random
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I told y'all, cops don't do what you think they do.🤷🏿‍♂️

Black folk know this from lived experience. Some white folk only learn this when they go to report a theft or sexual assault and find out that the $11B/year NYPD are not equipped to handle that.

15K NYC bikes stolen a year!

https://www.404media.co/nypd-bike-lock-chain-kryptonite-columbia-university-protests/

1/n

Mux,
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@StanWonn
Nah, the people spending the money know what they're doing. It's not being misspent, it's being invested in your oppression. They can't say that, so they make up stories about catching bad guys.

They're not trying to solve your problems. They're solving theirs.
@mekkaokereke

Mux, to actuallyautistic
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What if @actuallyautistic people just seem "quirky" because we don't see the point of half of society's rules and norms and so make our own.

Mux, to queer
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Hello, I'm Mux. I'm a , musician based in and I'm having a bit of financial hardship.

Long story short, I got burned out, fired, diagnosed with and , and refused any kind of assistance from the state.

Currently I'm surviving by scavenging my wife's dental fund, but that bill will come due soon enough.

Goal: 527€/3000€

Librapay: https://liberapay.com/mux2000/
Bandcamp: https://mux2000.bandcamp.com/

dyani, to actuallyautistic
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How can you tell you are actually recovered from burnout? What are the signs? How does it feel different from recovery itself?

I'm trying to teach my mom that you can't just rest for a couple days and expect to be recovered from burnout. You have to reconfigure your life to be less taxing.

She's struggling with this concept and asked me how you know when your energy is actually back for good, and it's not just the pre-recovery small burst of energy which is a false alarm.

@actuallyautistic

Mux,
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@dyani
I don't think you really can. I was feeling finally over it a couple of weeks back, but then shit hit the fan and I'm struggling again.

I don't think there's a point in time where you're not struggling anymore. You just acquire more and more tools to handle the stress.
@actuallyautistic

selzero, to random
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When capitalism proceeds to destroy itself because the process of self destruction has a higher short term return on equity in nominal terms.

@imajeanpeace https://infosec.exchange/@imajeanpeace/112210342743923149

Mux,
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@selzero
Fascism isn't the destruction of capitalism though. It's the enforcement of capitalism through hard times.
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Mux,
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@selzero
Protecting it. Their playing field is threatened by labor and socialism. Fascism is just the tool capitalists use to get rid of those threats.
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Mux,
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@selzero
Capitalists don't care about loyalty. They'll kiss whatever they need to kiss if it means they keep making money. When push comes to shove, and they need to choose between socialism and fascism, they know exactly what side the butter's on.

They'll gladly kneel before the person that curb stomps their workers.
@imajeanpeace

Mux,
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@selzero
Yup, that's why they love fascism. It prevents them losing money and power. It's their weapon to weild.
@imajeanpeace

hosford42, to actuallyautistic
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Requirements to put in a job description to discourage or filter out autistic people:

  • Comfortable with ambiguity
  • Strong people skills
  • Good culture fit
  • Multitasking
  • A fast-paced dynamic environment
  • Bachelor's degree or better

I see these things and think you don't want my >30 years of programming and machine learning experience, or my problem-solving skills and comprehensive knowledge that had people mistaking me for one of the team's PhDs, or my solutions that have proven patent-worthy. Your loss.


@actuallyautistic
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Mux,
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@hosford42
The most obviously ablist one is on-site work requirements.
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Mux, to actuallyautistic
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@actuallyautistic
I often hear about temperature dysregulation, but I don't think I experience that myself. Rather, I experience sensory sensitivity to heat.

I was wondering how this manifests in the community. Are you sensitive to cold? To heat? To dryness? Humidity? Or are you generally dysregulated? And what does that mean for you?

Mux,
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@Dr_Obvious
That jives with my experience.
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Mux,
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@undefined_variable
I've left the Middle East for Germany, not least because of the heat... 😁
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Uair, to actuallyautistic
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@actuallyautistic

I've noticed my fellow autists seem to have a well developed sense of style. Everyone has colored hair, for example.

I consciously dress as plainly but practically as possible. I won't advertise for you unless you at least give me the shirt, so i sport no labels or logos. I like plain color tees and sweatshirts. I wear old fashioned, non elastic jeans or cargo pants.Being eds and superstretchy, i buy as baggy as possible.

I dress for forgettability.Anyone else?

Mux,
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@Uair
I used to do that, dressing for forgettability. And then I went through burn out, and started therapy. I started questioning many things on my life, and realized that I really like to dress up, but do not do that because of autistic trauma.

So I've started dressing up, and I'm loving it. Let them look. I'm not scared of them anymore.

@actuallyautistic

Mux,
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@Uair
For me it's not about my public image idgaf what other people think. It's about my freedom to wear what I think is pretty. Because I want to feel pretty. I want to be creative and colorful and playful.

I was stifling these other out of fear, and it's time for me to stop.

But that's just me 🤷
@actuallyautistic

Mux,
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@Uair
I accept it. We're different. That, in itself, is a thing of beauty.
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Mux, to actuallyautistic
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@actuallyautistic
Please make it stop 😭😭😭😭

Mux,
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@nddev
I tried to report from fedilab and suffered a crash as well.

CC @apps

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Mux, to random
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Am I sad because:

  1. My antidepressants ran out.
  2. I am in a lot of pain.
  3. I'm under a lot of stress.
  4. I miss my gf and won't see her for a while.
  5. All of the above.
aevole, to actuallyautistic
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I feel the need to be fully autistic. I just don't know what to do to really be myself 😅🤷🏻‍♀️
If you have any tips, please share 🥰
@actuallyautistic

Mux,
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@kasuga768star
It's a slow process, separating your own preferences from those society has imprinted into you over years and decades. But it's a worthwhile process.

Whenever you find yourself struggling with drumming up excitement to do any thing, all yourself - is it something I want to do, or something I was taught I should want?
@actuallyautistic @aevole

Jobob, to actuallyautistic
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So, a question for undiagnosed late realised @actuallyautistic folks.
Your work makes a change and it saves them money but plays actual havoc with all of your traits that you're still learning to recognise as autistic. You tell them about the impact it has on you and they completely dismiss your complaint, saying its fine for most people.
If there was a diagnosis it'd basically be indirect discrimination. But there isn't, and no prospect of one any time soon.
What do you do?

Mux,
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@Jobob
Bite my lips and carry on, gradually becoming more and more alienated, until a breaking point is reached, I hit burnout, I go on psych sick leave and they find an excuse to fire me.

But that's just me.
@actuallyautistic

autism101, to actuallyautistic
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Anxiety is common amongst autistic people. It can build up over time and lead to a meltdown or shutdown.

Do you deal with anxiety? Share any helpful tips that work for you.

image: @Autism1o1

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Mux,
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@autism101
Currently at 4 😪
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