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Forum: The Haven Topic: deleted |
| Troy_Guther |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2013, 10:08 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 981
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| I think you vastly underestimate just how pleasant it can be to talk to someone who doesn't feel the need to take over every conversation. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Intolerance dressed up as 'equality' |
| Troy_Guther |
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Posted: 29 Nov 2013, 7:38 am
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,291
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| Normally, I'm generally in favor of letting people do what they want without interference, but not in this instance. I think that Tequila has a point when he says that simply making anti-discrimination laws won't change racists, homophobes, etc. But the thing is, these laws aren't necessarily made w... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Broken Relationship |
| Troy_Guther |
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Posted: 25 Nov 2013, 8:14 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,778
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| I'm not sure what exactly you want us to tell you. You're willing to consider every possible option, other than the correct one? Why even bother doing anything? I obviously can't force you to do anything, but I will say this: Enjoy your Stockholm Syndrome; it's the only way you'll get anything posit... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Killing the disabled |
| Troy_Guther |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2013, 4:18 am
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Replies: 100
Views: 5,712
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| At the risk of making myself a pariah, I will say this. I would never advocate outright killing the disabled except under the most dire of circumstances. But I wouldn't really mind if there just weren't any more of them from now on. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Time in-between and length of conversation |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2013, 1:58 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 647
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| It doesn't seem that odd to me. You're 31 years old, and your mother likes to check up on you every few months to see how your life is going. Nothing strange about that. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: How would you respond in this situation? |
| Troy_Guther |
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Posted: 16 Nov 2013, 3:21 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,077
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| Maybe just some decently nice flowers (no roses), and a "Good to see you back." Simple, yet effective. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Would love to find some people to talk to! |
| Troy_Guther |
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Posted: 15 Nov 2013, 9:19 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 21,261
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| Being in college myself, I can certainly sympathize with the bad housemate situation; I've definitely been there. With that in mind, I'd be more than willing to talk to you. Feel free to send me an IM, if you're up to it. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Harboring resentment towards someone who cares about you? |
| Troy_Guther |
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Posted: 15 Nov 2013, 8:32 pm
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Replies: 3
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| Of course you can, resentment, and really any other feeling is hardly limited by rationality. But is feeling resentment towards them in this situation appropriate? I'd say no. This person hasn't really wronged you, so I see no reason to be angry towards them. I could certainly understand being upset... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Those of you in relationships: a question about fights |
| Troy_Guther |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 4:50 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,164
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| I think the whole "leaving the toilet seat up" is actually a pretty good example. When this argument starts, the man will generally think that it's about the toilet. But the woman will far more concerned about feeling that her man doesn't respect her wishes. So it's quite common to have situations ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Those of you in relationships: a question about fights |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 3:33 pm
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Replies: 16
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| It's my understanding that the "fix it now" impulse is a man thing, rather than an autistic thing. The problem you described is hardly limited to aspies; NT's complain about it all the time as well. One important thing to note is that, at least in my experience, when men argue, the argument is about... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Lack of empathy can in fact be liberating |
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Posted: 11 Nov 2013, 11:33 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,036
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| I don't think one can choose to be a psychopath, you either are one or you aren't. However, you are right in that empathy can often prevent people doing what's really best for people. An important thing to remember is, empathy only really works with people we can see/hear with out senses; suffering ... |
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Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: Need Some Advice From Pokemon Fans! |
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Posted: 18 Oct 2013, 9:10 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,034
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| I don't think having three fighting types is necessarily a problem at all. In my White 2 run, I had a Virizion, Lucario, and Emboar, and everything ended up fine. Although if you must replace your Blaziken, a Fletchling is probably also a decent replacement. You do need a pokemon for Fly eventually. |
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Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: Your Starter For Pokemon: X & Y? |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2013, 11:57 pm
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Replies: 20
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| Well, I picked the grass starter for white, and I picked the fire starter for white 2, so it was time for a water type. Froakie for the win! |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: friendship and autism |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2013, 8:52 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,287
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| Ok, I have a question, if I am autistic and do not have any social skills, how do I make friends? You make friends by being friendly (that doesn't necessarily mean socially aggressive, just be open to interacting with others). Instead of fading into the wallpaper, go over to where the people are an... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have you ever stopped playing video games altogether? |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2013, 10:17 pm
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Replies: 17
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| To be honest, as a boy with aspergers, I couldn't really blame him for ignoring girls in favor of video games and other interests. No real reason to beat your head needlessly against a wall if you don't have to. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Come forth! Into my non existent friendship circle! |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2013, 9:33 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,313
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| Considering that nearly all my time spent in NT society, your straightforwardness is much appreciated. So, to answer your question; sure, why not? I figure the best way to do this is probably through the PM system, as it allows extended conversation without interruption from others. With that in min... |
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