............there. there is no circumstance in which "social media overstimulates people" is a correct response to the kinds of threats you received. There is just none. I realize that people with empathy have hella compassion fatigue right now but holy shit fuck right off into the sun. (her, not you, obvs.)
I find it so weird that we have pathologized any emotion that is neither desire nor rage into neurodivergence, as a society.
Also there's a meaningful difference between the kind of hyperfixation that tends to occur as part of neurodivergence, vs. "I like a thing and an announcement about it occurred and everyone I know is excited so we're all excited together and I want to think about this Nice New Shiny instead of Boring Everyday Life." And I feel like you have definitely grasped that distinction but a lot of people have not.
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Date: 2022-09-15 09:03 pm (UTC)I find it so weird that we have pathologized any emotion that is neither desire nor rage into neurodivergence, as a society.
Also there's a meaningful difference between the kind of hyperfixation that tends to occur as part of neurodivergence, vs. "I like a thing and an announcement about it occurred and everyone I know is excited so we're all excited together and I want to think about this Nice New Shiny instead of Boring Everyday Life." And I feel like you have definitely grasped that distinction but a lot of people have not.
People, man.