Positive social interaction doesbut why would anyone go out of their way to demonstrate similarities?
social interaction doesn't even feel that good
This one has some merit but falls apart when you think about how often groups of adults and pairs are silent with each other (almost never). The fact of the matter is that if you're compatible with someone you'll almost never have long stretches of silence.You don’t have to be talking all the time
People who are comfortable with each other are comfortable with silence. There is no constant back and forth of questions and small talk. Comments are made only when there is something of value to say. This is part of having good social skills as an adult. It’s not just about talking, it’s also about not talking.
Loners often equate silence with awkwardness. Silence is only awkward when both people are searching for something to say. When people are comfortable and hanging around with each other there is an understanding that it is okay not to be talking.
i need to learn this one tbh
OP don't you have like any archives of the site or anything beyond the excerpts you copy and pasted here?Too bad the site has been off for some quite time now. There were couple of threads dedicated to the site on here back in 2017 or so. It's still accessible via archive.org, so you should check it, it's straightforward, no bs. Great site.
Some excerpts:
OP don't you have like any archives of the site or anything beyond the excerpts you copy and pasted here?
I'm interested in checking out this site. Because I relate a lot to the content. For example, it's been true for me that as I aged as a loner, I became more bitter and "selfish" over time. Though I see my selfishness as justified because I never asked to be born an autistic boy in a neurotypical world. Society has treated us autists like trash. So no shit we autists stop feeling empathy for normies after awhile.
i can't cope i can't breath i can't cope i can't breath eeeeeeeeeeee
The service seems to be temporarily unavailable at the moment (too many request?) but I copied all the articles directly from.the archived version of the site. It's a couple of articles written in an explicit fashion, so anyone can understand, even the people with autistic brains who normally fail to comprehend the basic social cues. Most of the articles published on the site has already been posted in this thread.OP don't you have like any archives of the site or anything beyond the excerpts you copy and pasted here?
I'm interested in checking out this site. Because I relate a lot to the content. For example, it's been true for me that as I aged as a loner, I became more bitter and "selfish" over time. Though I see my selfishness as justified because I never asked to be born an autistic boy in a neurotypical world. Society has treated us autists like trash. So no shit we autists stop feeling empathy for normies after awhile.
some of the stuff hits very close to home for me as i am an oldcel as wellThe service seems to be temporarily unavailable at the moment (too many request?) but I copied all the articles directly from.the archived version of the site. It's a couple of articles written in an explicit fashion, so anyone can understand, even the people with autistic brains who normally fail to comprehend the basic social cues. Most of the articles published on the site has already been posted in this thread.
I can relate a lot to the author's observations, partially because I am somewhat affected by this phenomena myself and partially because the people I've ended up socializing with for the last couple of years share many of the traits discussed throghout the site.
I didn't feel comfortable socializing with people from my previous social circles but I am not particularly happy with the current roster of friends either. Perceived loneliness (subjective feelings of being lonely despite having been around people) is what I suffer from the most.
I believe the key issue is the lack of motivation to socialize or meet new people in my case. I don't like most of the people and I prefer spending time with myself but I suffer this way because people are made to socialize, it's a must, a basic need that needs to be fulfilled in order for a human to function properly. If you force yourself to socialize while lacking a motivation to do it, it can never work, no matter how great all the relationships appear to be on the surface.