knifegrill wrote:
They smile, pleased that I was paying attention and feeling important because I cared enough to ask a stupid question about their meaningless babble. Then they ramble a little longer, already swayed that I'm listening and happy I care, I get busy doing something, and we end the conversation by getting to work. Then we stay friends because I cared for a minute, then started ignoring them, and broke even. And the next time they see me, I'm the person who acted interested in their unimportant skyscraper story, they forget about how the conversation ended. I win.
You really made me smile
Your way of telling it really hit the nail on the head. It's so perfectly true. Most NT's just feed on attention.
BUT... There is a downside. Often they become so happy because you show some (fake) interest in their meaningless babble, that they just keep on and on and on, and unfortunately with YOU as the prime traget ... I do not like that.....
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Your Aspie score: 168 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 30 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie
Diagnosed
AQ=44, IQ=136