Hi! I am socially retarded… There are many things the standard human was born with the capacity to grasp that I never can. The word “autism” appears to me to be being thrown around a lot lately, mostly as a meaningless word used to convey that one thinks another is simply not normal but when I first noticed how heavily users on the internet threw around the word two years ago I identified as such for a bit to make conversation more expedient. I am able to comprehend metaphors and similes and such for some reason, but things such as having the capacity to roleplay or being able to perceive what I should do in any given scenario to maximize the happiness of the human before me is incomprehensible to me. I like to think I am a purely logical thinker and was born to be such but I’d rather not start talking about that right now...
My education is pretty poor. Eighth grade. I have read next to no books, and the internet was what taught me to speak English as I do today. My English was very basic prior, even though it is my only language. I looked up in the dictionary every word I encountered that I couldn’t define for two years, until I decided that refining my expression in the English language for the human’s sake was a waste of time and stopped caring.
I feel like I can’t express more about myself without delving right into my philosophy, the likes of which I used to contest with every mind I came across indiscriminately only to have them still disagree with me 99% of the time despite my cornering them in argument, and I don’t really want to because I’ve had such bad experiences with convincing others to think like me. The downvote system on this website is kind of intimidating as well… my first post on this website got downvoted once almost immediately and I’m not sure if I can tell by whom. I hate systems that enable passive-aggression like that. Even conversing in real life is awful because others can use petty tricks to try to emotionally manipulate you instead of actually just explaining why you should think like them via argument. It’s just masturbation for them, and they have no interest in convincing you to think like them. I suppose that is one thing I feel I can safely say about my philosophy… I don’t see my opinions as just opinions, I see them as an objective rationalization of this universe the likes of which one cannot disagree with without simply being wrong. I want to rationalize everything too, you know. I used to be indoctrinated to the point where I thought simply asking questions was evil. All I’d ever wanted to do was rationalize to all my understanding of the universe to objectively minimize their pain and maximize their pleasure for the sake of forcing the world to tend to its most rational end as i perceive it but whatever… I’m still being impertinent with whatever I’m writing here since I don’t think just up and writing out my opinions would be a good idea.
I have very few interests. I really only care about defining right and wrong, and giving my philosophy to others, which I haven’t done for a very long time. One day I hope to start expressing my opinions on what is right and wrong in a formal manner just to have done so in my lifetime. I apologize for the entirely vague post… I still haven’t really any idea how this site works but if I ever debate users here or something I won’t hesitate to express my opinions in their entirety.
Edit: I misunderstood what you said by “rationalize”, sorry.
As Polymath said, rationalization means “To try to justify an irrational position later”″, basically making excuses.
Anyway, I wouldn’t worry about the downvotes, based on this post the people downvoting you probably weren’t being passive aggressive, but rather misinterpreted what you posted. It can take a little while to learn the local beliefs and jargon.
I have considered the label “autistic” to describe myself at some points in the past, but now I’m not sure. I may be at another point in the spectrum, or I may be just imagining things. But I can definitely empathize with anyone who struggles to make themselves understood to humans.
I’m confused about one point: Your usage of the verb ” to rationalize” suggests that you intend it for a meaning that is slightly different from the standard meaning it has in logical jargon. We usually say that someone is “rationalizing” when they make an irrational decision and then, afterwards, make up an excuse to keep feeling good about it. I suspect that’s not what you meant when you used that word; it feels like it would have been clearer to use the verb “to reason.”
Of course, this is only my speculation. Please correct me if I’m wrong. (Within the rationalist culture prevalent in this forum, correcting other people when they’re wrong is socially accepted as something you can do, but also, accepting corrections when you’re wrong is something you’re expected to do.)
Hi. I did indeed mean what you express as “to reason” when I said “rationalize”… I am entirely unfamiliar with the distinctions made on this site so thanks for pointing out to me how others might misinterpret what I say. Also, thanks for the welcome.
Sorry for using you like this but, do you know whether or not swearing is against the rules here, and if so would you please tell me if it is or not? The closest to a rule list I found was just about etiquette. I’m wondering whether or not uttering like the “n word” for instance would get me banned or something… I want to know how much freedom I have for expression here. I don’t intend to spam or anything; I just want to know what I am allowed to do.
This is the official etiquette policy. However, it is true that it offers very little guidelines about what language is allowed. From what I’ve perceived here, people are very formal and behave like adults, i.e. I haven’t seen anyone throwing angry insults or wishing someone were dead or using hateful terms toward a demographic group. In short, this is not the YouTube comments section.
Hi! I am socially retarded… There are many things the standard human was born with the capacity to grasp that I never can. The word “autism” appears to me to be being thrown around a lot lately, mostly as a meaningless word used to convey that one thinks another is simply not normal but when I first noticed how heavily users on the internet threw around the word two years ago I identified as such for a bit to make conversation more expedient. I am able to comprehend metaphors and similes and such for some reason, but things such as having the capacity to roleplay or being able to perceive what I should do in any given scenario to maximize the happiness of the human before me is incomprehensible to me. I like to think I am a purely logical thinker and was born to be such but I’d rather not start talking about that right now...
My education is pretty poor. Eighth grade. I have read next to no books, and the internet was what taught me to speak English as I do today. My English was very basic prior, even though it is my only language. I looked up in the dictionary every word I encountered that I couldn’t define for two years, until I decided that refining my expression in the English language for the human’s sake was a waste of time and stopped caring.
I feel like I can’t express more about myself without delving right into my philosophy, the likes of which I used to contest with every mind I came across indiscriminately only to have them still disagree with me 99% of the time despite my cornering them in argument, and I don’t really want to because I’ve had such bad experiences with convincing others to think like me. The downvote system on this website is kind of intimidating as well… my first post on this website got downvoted once almost immediately and I’m not sure if I can tell by whom. I hate systems that enable passive-aggression like that. Even conversing in real life is awful because others can use petty tricks to try to emotionally manipulate you instead of actually just explaining why you should think like them via argument. It’s just masturbation for them, and they have no interest in convincing you to think like them. I suppose that is one thing I feel I can safely say about my philosophy… I don’t see my opinions as just opinions, I see them as an objective rationalization of this universe the likes of which one cannot disagree with without simply being wrong. I want to rationalize everything too, you know. I used to be indoctrinated to the point where I thought simply asking questions was evil. All I’d ever wanted to do was rationalize to all my understanding of the universe to objectively minimize their pain and maximize their pleasure for the sake of forcing the world to tend to its most rational end as i perceive it but whatever… I’m still being impertinent with whatever I’m writing here since I don’t think just up and writing out my opinions would be a good idea.
I have very few interests. I really only care about defining right and wrong, and giving my philosophy to others, which I haven’t done for a very long time. One day I hope to start expressing my opinions on what is right and wrong in a formal manner just to have done so in my lifetime. I apologize for the entirely vague post… I still haven’t really any idea how this site works but if I ever debate users here or something I won’t hesitate to express my opinions in their entirety.
Edit: I misunderstood what you said by “rationalize”, sorry.
As Polymath said, rationalization means “To try to justify an irrational position later”″, basically making excuses.
Anyway, I wouldn’t worry about the downvotes, based on this post the people downvoting you probably weren’t being passive aggressive, but rather misinterpreted what you posted. It can take a little while to learn the local beliefs and jargon.
Hi, Hoofwall. Welcome to LessWrong.
I have considered the label “autistic” to describe myself at some points in the past, but now I’m not sure. I may be at another point in the spectrum, or I may be just imagining things. But I can definitely empathize with anyone who struggles to make themselves understood to humans.
I’m confused about one point: Your usage of the verb ” to rationalize” suggests that you intend it for a meaning that is slightly different from the standard meaning it has in logical jargon. We usually say that someone is “rationalizing” when they make an irrational decision and then, afterwards, make up an excuse to keep feeling good about it. I suspect that’s not what you meant when you used that word; it feels like it would have been clearer to use the verb “to reason.”
Of course, this is only my speculation. Please correct me if I’m wrong. (Within the rationalist culture prevalent in this forum, correcting other people when they’re wrong is socially accepted as something you can do, but also, accepting corrections when you’re wrong is something you’re expected to do.)
Hi. I did indeed mean what you express as “to reason” when I said “rationalize”… I am entirely unfamiliar with the distinctions made on this site so thanks for pointing out to me how others might misinterpret what I say. Also, thanks for the welcome.
Sorry for using you like this but, do you know whether or not swearing is against the rules here, and if so would you please tell me if it is or not? The closest to a rule list I found was just about etiquette. I’m wondering whether or not uttering like the “n word” for instance would get me banned or something… I want to know how much freedom I have for expression here. I don’t intend to spam or anything; I just want to know what I am allowed to do.
This is the official etiquette policy. However, it is true that it offers very little guidelines about what language is allowed. From what I’ve perceived here, people are very formal and behave like adults, i.e. I haven’t seen anyone throwing angry insults or wishing someone were dead or using hateful terms toward a demographic group. In short, this is not the YouTube comments section.