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They are explicitly complaining that there are several users posting content they don’t enjoy.

Don’t you know the entire fediverse is supposed to be cultivated to PatFussy’s personal taste?

There was this mean thing people would say back in like the 90s, that the people complaining online win every argument because everyone who had success was busy being in a relationship.

You just told them a “better example” than the one they made, because the example you told them was “better” was one you could disagree with, and that shit was transparent as hell.

You talk about wanting free debate but you used an actual strawman.

I love the way the smoke seems to be coming off of the top of it…

If you do have ADHD then I’ll just hope your next hyper-focus is ADHD and it’s impacts and methods to mitigate it. Good luck!

That’s patently incorrect. Executive dysfunction, a hallmark of ADHD, often results in something called “task paralysis” wherein you’re unable to begin a task, even though it weighs on your mind.

The advice that a person could be exhibiting this symptom because of a different cause (such as depression) is true, but people with ADHD experience this issue at a higher frequency than their more neurologically typical peers, and if it’s a problem being caused by ADHD, and not depression, it can lead to depression as a comorbidity.

So now you do admit it’s a disability, and instead of fucking off, you move the goalposts to how everyone here should verify their medical history for you?

Get bent. Seriously. Nevermind that I just replied to you upthread, I’m done with your ass.

How about instead of your obvious personal problems with this very real disability that I, and others, suffer from, why don’t you provide me with a scientific paper? A peer-reviewed study? Literally anything other than stating your feeling as fact?

I tell ya what. Tell me what country you’re in and I’ll provide evidence that it’s considered a disability there.

Bonus reply; I would know. I work for the Department of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities caring for disabled adults. Knowing the ADA is actually my bread and butter.

But go off on why it’s not a disability.

ADHD is considered a disability (in the US) under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Which is why a person with an ADHD diagnosis is allowed to ask for reasonable accommodations.

The more you know.

I wanna show this guy that 79-year-old lady’s post screaming, “You mean laundry isn’t supposed to be agony?”

Jesus. What privileged behavior.

I dunno if there’s anything to “self diagnosis chambers.” I can only speak to my experience.

I’m an adult woman with late diagnosed ADHD. I became belligerent when diagnosed 4 years ago and refused to believe it (skipping ahead in the story) and now I hang out in ADHD spaces online because it’s always helpful to feel like you’re not alone. And because women tend to present with inattentive type, and largely went undiagnosed as children (since our suffering tends to be less disruptive and thus, easy to ignore).

You read like a neurotypical coming into our space like you’re welcome and lecturing people who have a learning disability like anybody asked. Buzz off.

This is just The Game for kids.

I guess I’m a Boomer now.

“Coomer” shit isn’t funny. It’s always felt weirdly anti-man to me and I’m not even a man!

Now we called them demotivationals because they were made in reaction to motivationals, which were all the rage in Shelbyville. And one demotivational was worth ten motivationals. ‘Gimme one for the ten,’ you’d say, and you would post your motivationals so the wizards of memes could photoshop them, or you might say “shop.” Which was the style at the time.

You could always tell a shop from some of the pixels, or from seeing quite a few shops in your time. Whichever was easier.

(I put way more effort into this than it called for.)

To add to this;

The first time I played SDV was right after the death of a family member. It provided me with an insane amount of comfort.

Every time I find myself loading it up I look at my life and realize I need the peace. It’s an insanely positive influence in my life.

I’m a hearing individual but I’d like to say that I always enjoy subtitles and I really the way they sometimes describe the emotion music intends to convey.

Like when it says “romantic melody” or “suspenseful music.” I like having that spelled out for me because sometimes I’ll hear the music and I’ll get a completely different vibe from what’s playing than what was intended.

“Why is this horror scene playing elevator music” has been a real question I’ve asked myself, only for the subtitles to tell me I misinterpreted the music.

I’m white. I have blue eyes. And when I was young, my hair was red. I was working retail, and this old lady said “Merry Christmas.”

Me: “Happy Holidays!”

Her: “It’s Merry Christmas. I know your boss doesn’t like it, but you should say it to me. So Merry Christmas.”

Me: “Are you Christian?”

Her: “Yes.”

Me: “Well, I’m not. So Happy Holidays.”

She got so stunned, like I’d slapped her. I was quite ready to get called in for being some kind of way with a customer but I guess she was too afraid of dealing with a heathen. Still, if you’ve ever worked retail, you’d know why this felt like a victory.

I just wanted to say these comments are off the chain. This is how the internet used to be- just people chatting, making jokes and telling stories.

I didn’t know hoe much I missed it.

Leela’s glass.