There is a lot to be said to this, I will try to cut it to the most essential. 1) Autism is a new talking point for this era and there is this tendency to "diagnose" everything based on first impression and selected traits. Every person who appears in a center of attention for a day is either "definitely autistic", "manic", "bi-polar" etc. That voice-message guy doesn’t strike me as autistic in any way. He is an example of somewhat intelligent man with no personality (his persona is a mishmash of his favourite tv-show characters and podcasters, there is nothing unique about him, he is clearly aware of that, hence the try-hard desperate energy) 2) I had a girlfriend who falls exactly into that category of "let’s make a platforming game that is a metaphor for depression and alienation". She and her friends were not autistic in any way that would grant them the diagnosis (I was the one sticking out with my inappropriate transgressive jokes and blunt comments). What they had in common was spoiled attitude, extreme conformity (they all adopted the same ideology curated by liberal twitter tastemakers of the day), bland humour and ironic consumerism. 3) The point that in 90’s nerds were not a demographic and today they are. That doesn’t speak about a rise of autism but infantilization of culture. Today’s adults consume cartoons with high-pitched voices, superhero nonsense ("this new Batman is really artsy because it has a dark tone and mentions ecology!"), play mobile games with aesthetics aimed at 3-5 year olds. Actual autistic people, in my experience, are not satisfied with surface level hints at art and philosophy and rather go and deep-dive into proper philosophy or art. That’s a food for 90’s nerd. Games then had simplistic presentation but deeper game mechanics that took a time to master. Modern games are focus-grouped for casual players, with polished visuals and streamlined content. It’s a very different culture. 4) My guess is that this shift began with the first Matrix movie, which brought the perfect blend of clever and cool, but since the clever part is less marketable, the cool is what’s left of it. Every movie is now based on the cool, always delivered with the homeopatic dose of clever to justify the otherwise empty spectacle (like the rest of Matrix trillogy). 5) It’s really hard, even for NTP people, not to appear somewhat autistic, when we live in a world where every aspect of our human needs is comodified and influenced by an algorithm. And where even this fucking comment is literally a reaction to a reaction to a reaction to a reaction.
Thank you for your well-thought-out points. I actually agree with a lot of what you write. It's hard how much of this is infantilization of youth culture (using "youth" loosely) and what is autism (which also makes people not act quite their age). Honestly this is some of my "joke-y" videos where I'm just having a bit of fun. No, I'm not diagnosing these people with autism spectrum disorder, but I do see some traits there that I think are autistic. Especially being unaware when you're being inappropriate, annoying, or unfunny. It's good that you point out - many or even most high-functioning autistic people detest mainstream culture, conformity, and are typically shy and thoughtful, not loud and obnoxious. I should have emphasized this more in my video.
Yeah that made me do a double take - he said WHAT???? did not expect him to be older than his mid-20s at most. And very few kids beyond child age can pull off a Spongebob t-shirt
Well, I think autistic people find each other like my parents. BUT YEAH there is diffinately an exponential rise in autism. I'm not sure entirely genetic though, as birthrate is Low for autistics, both women[many fear children, no maternal instinct and sensory experience of being pregnant, like my mom and several I've dated they stop at One.. And the males struggle more than Ever to get laid, and now women on the spectrum will go asexual, the pressure is off, they know they don't have to have kids, so birthrate so Low, and Fallin, there Has to be another mechanism of the increasing cases of autism.
WELL, ground zero of the autism outbreak is the professional class...doctors, lawyers, engineers, and putting women in. That class in mass,....means most of those are on the spectrum, or close enough, to trigger a rise, that's the one birth mechanism, still not enough.
In spiritual circles, which I am in as a spiritual awakened autistic, so they say, the higher beings = channelled beings who live in other dimension or other universes, so they predict a timeline where by 2035 or so 30% of the population will be neurodiverse...there are remote viewings, higher being channelings which say a lot about our future, of course those are potential timelines, nothing set in stone....I personally prefer less human, but more conscious humans who can live in peace....autism is not genetic it is spiritual, non-physical....higher consciousness means having less primitive drives such as less sexual drive, or becoming asexual : increased self-love which we autistics have , that is why many of us don`t feel much need or at all to socialize, we prefer animal company or to be in nature or to engage in our special interest etc...this planet and the current level of 3D consciousness is very dense aka low, but appearantly we , humans are on an ascension journey wiich will take decades and hundreds of years to get to a really good place..........
Good point. I see that people across the board don't want to have kids (only dogs/cats). I know Elon Musk is worried about a population implosion... I am curious if that plays out in any way... As for women with autism, I do think the women who are openly autistic, or clearly autistic, are just the tip of the iceberg. I think a lot of women carry autistic genes if their parents were on the spectrum, but appear normal, and are happily dating around. If they are good looking, they will get approached by men, and a lot of young women do dream of having children (like I did, way back when). But then when they do go on to have kids, the kids are very likely to be autistic... especially if the dad is somewhere on the spectrum, too.
@monikakrall3922 I've been thinking more and more about how autistic people are more spiritual than NTs... even just for their ability to be alone, to reflect, to contemplate, without background music on, without TV, without social media and other distractions (and yes like you mention - possibly less interest in sex, too). We can be hermits in the best way, and some of us might even lead a re-awakening of society to better values. We are on the forefront of so many fields (technology, AI, etc.), why not spirituality, too?
There is a lot to be said to this, I will try to cut it to the most essential.
1) Autism is a new talking point for this era and there is this tendency to "diagnose" everything based on first impression and selected traits. Every person who appears in a center of attention for a day is either "definitely autistic", "manic", "bi-polar" etc.
That voice-message guy doesn’t strike me as autistic in any way. He is an example of somewhat intelligent man with no personality (his persona is a mishmash of his favourite tv-show characters and podcasters, there is nothing unique about him, he is clearly aware of that, hence the try-hard desperate energy)
2) I had a girlfriend who falls exactly into that category of "let’s make a platforming game that is a metaphor for depression and alienation". She and her friends were not autistic in any way that would grant them the diagnosis (I was the one sticking out with my inappropriate transgressive jokes and blunt comments). What they had in common was spoiled attitude, extreme conformity (they all adopted the same ideology curated by liberal twitter tastemakers of the day), bland humour and ironic consumerism.
3) The point that in 90’s nerds were not a demographic and today they are. That doesn’t speak about a rise of autism but infantilization of culture. Today’s adults consume cartoons with high-pitched voices, superhero nonsense ("this new Batman is really artsy because it has a dark tone and mentions ecology!"), play mobile games with aesthetics aimed at 3-5 year olds.
Actual autistic people, in my experience, are not satisfied with surface level hints at art and philosophy and rather go and deep-dive into proper philosophy or art. That’s a food for 90’s nerd. Games then had simplistic presentation but deeper game mechanics that took a time to master. Modern games are focus-grouped for casual players, with polished visuals and streamlined content. It’s a very different culture.
4) My guess is that this shift began with the first Matrix movie, which brought the perfect blend of clever and cool, but since the clever part is less marketable, the cool is what’s left of it. Every movie is now based on the cool, always delivered with the homeopatic dose of clever to justify the otherwise empty spectacle (like the rest of Matrix trillogy).
5) It’s really hard, even for NTP people, not to appear somewhat autistic, when we live in a world where every aspect of our human needs is comodified and influenced by an algorithm. And where even this fucking comment is literally a reaction to a reaction to a reaction to a reaction.
Thank you for your well-thought-out points. I actually agree with a lot of what you write. It's hard how much of this is infantilization of youth culture (using "youth" loosely) and what is autism (which also makes people not act quite their age). Honestly this is some of my "joke-y" videos where I'm just having a bit of fun. No, I'm not diagnosing these people with autism spectrum disorder, but I do see some traits there that I think are autistic. Especially being unaware when you're being inappropriate, annoying, or unfunny.
It's good that you point out - many or even most high-functioning autistic people detest mainstream culture, conformity, and are typically shy and thoughtful, not loud and obnoxious. I should have emphasized this more in my video.
Every part of that 2nd video was a big mess. Yet somehow the worst part was that he admitted to being middle aged and wearing a SpongeBob shirt.
Yeah that made me do a double take - he said WHAT???? did not expect him to be older than his mid-20s at most. And very few kids beyond child age can pull off a Spongebob t-shirt
Well, I think autistic people find each other like my parents. BUT YEAH there is diffinately an exponential rise in autism. I'm not sure entirely genetic though, as birthrate is Low for autistics, both women[many fear children, no maternal instinct and sensory experience of being pregnant, like my mom and several I've dated they stop at One.. And the males struggle more than Ever to get laid, and now women on the spectrum will go asexual, the pressure is off, they know they don't have to have kids, so birthrate so Low, and Fallin, there Has to be another mechanism of the increasing cases of autism.
WELL, ground zero of the autism outbreak is the professional class...doctors, lawyers, engineers, and putting women in. That class in mass,....means most of those are on the spectrum, or close enough, to trigger a rise, that's the one birth mechanism, still not enough.
In spiritual circles, which I am in as a spiritual awakened autistic, so they say, the higher beings = channelled beings who live in other dimension or other universes, so they predict a timeline where by 2035 or so 30% of the population will be neurodiverse...there are remote viewings, higher being channelings which say a lot about our future, of course those are potential timelines, nothing set in stone....I personally prefer less human, but more conscious humans who can live in peace....autism is not genetic it is spiritual, non-physical....higher consciousness means having less primitive drives such as less sexual drive, or becoming asexual : increased self-love which we autistics have , that is why many of us don`t feel much need or at all to socialize, we prefer animal company or to be in nature or to engage in our special interest etc...this planet and the current level of 3D consciousness is very dense aka low, but appearantly we , humans are on an ascension journey wiich will take decades and hundreds of years to get to a really good place..........
Good point. I see that people across the board don't want to have kids (only dogs/cats). I know Elon Musk is worried about a population implosion... I am curious if that plays out in any way...
As for women with autism, I do think the women who are openly autistic, or clearly autistic, are just the tip of the iceberg. I think a lot of women carry autistic genes if their parents were on the spectrum, but appear normal, and are happily dating around. If they are good looking, they will get approached by men, and a lot of young women do dream of having children (like I did, way back when). But then when they do go on to have kids, the kids are very likely to be autistic... especially if the dad is somewhere on the spectrum, too.
@monikakrall3922 I've been thinking more and more about how autistic people are more spiritual than NTs... even just for their ability to be alone, to reflect, to contemplate, without background music on, without TV, without social media and other distractions (and yes like you mention - possibly less interest in sex, too). We can be hermits in the best way, and some of us might even lead a re-awakening of society to better values. We are on the forefront of so many fields (technology, AI, etc.), why not spirituality, too?