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15 Sep 2021, 7:38 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
I don't believe suicide amongst Aspies significantly reduces lifespan.

In order for that to happen, many thousands of Aspies would have to commit suicide.



You're almost on to something there.


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Dorkseid is already past 36----so he has already "bucked the trend."


Sounds like you do not understand what an average means.

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a number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data, in particular the mode, median, or (most commonly) the mean, which is calculated by dividing the sum of the values in the set by their number.
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15 Sep 2021, 7:41 pm

Now you're trying to be difficult, for some reason.

I know what an "average," a "mode," and a "mean" is.

It's not cool to be condescending.



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15 Sep 2021, 7:41 pm

Dox47 wrote:
dorkseid wrote:
The longer I wait, the more unnecessary suffering I will endure.


Death is forever, life is short, tomorrow might be a better day.


I was told the same thing 12 years ago. I have not had one better day since then.



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15 Sep 2021, 7:44 pm

And....Thanks to Jakki!



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15 Sep 2021, 7:45 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
Now you're trying to be difficult, for some reason.

I know what an "average," a "mode," and a "mean" is.

It's not cool to be condescending.


It was not my intention to be condescending. It was merely an observation.

That the average life span is 36 does not mean that once I turned 37 there was suddenly less of a probability that I could die in the immediate future. As I said, that is not what an average means.



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15 Sep 2021, 7:46 pm

It only occurred to me just now that you may have been joking.



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15 Sep 2021, 7:49 pm

dorkseid wrote:
As I said, that is not what an average means.


See what I did there? :lol:

Ah! Sometime I just kill myself! (Get it?)



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15 Sep 2021, 7:57 pm

Bully for you, Bro!

Glad you're having fun.....

Sometimes, I just think you're online just to pull some chains. I doubt you would talk that way to the real people you see day to day.



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15 Sep 2021, 7:58 pm

Sometimes just trying to notice the little things . That do work . That if they did not ...how much extra stress that those things might cause in you. ?? Things that you might normally take for granted.


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15 Sep 2021, 8:04 pm

average and means....booo...... looolz


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15 Sep 2021, 10:26 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
Now you're trying to be difficult, for some reason.

I know what an "average," a "mode," and a "mean" is.

It's not cool to be condescending.


Remember, this is "the haven". :mrgreen:



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15 Sep 2021, 10:42 pm

Yep. It’s the Haven.

Maybe I could have reacted better.

Maybe he was just kidding with me.



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15 Sep 2021, 11:28 pm

Nah. Its all good.

I started this because I was going through another depression spout. I feel like I'm in a better head space now. But reading posts was setting me somewhat. I need to be careful about that.



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16 Sep 2021, 10:23 am

Mind if I ask you a question, Dorkseid?

Does rhetorical debate based on rules of logic improve your depression?



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16 Sep 2021, 11:49 am

kraftiekortie wrote:
Does rhetorical debate based on rules of logic improve your depression?

It's the other way around. Brain trying to skew logic to match subjective reality and emotions. If you feel miserable, your brain will cherrypick and exaggerate every excuse why. It has nothing to do with actual formal logic and objective reality.



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16 Sep 2021, 12:43 pm

Right. It can manifest in that way.

But I'm suspecting that the very act of debating is something which is somewhat pleasurable to the person, and hence dilutes the depression at least a little bit. It might act as sort of a diversion.

If I'm wrong, do tell me. As long as communication is done on civil terms, I have no problem with constructive criticism.