What would an Aspie planet consist of?

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07 Dec 2015, 3:54 pm

A government funded Art House cinema in every town.

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07 Dec 2015, 3:56 pm

Calm-down booths or rooms for children who have meltdowns (though that's not likely possible, since there would be little sensory distractions).

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07 Dec 2015, 4:03 pm

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Grammar Geek wrote:

Imagine, if you will, that there is a planet where 99% of the people are Aspies. What kinds of things would this planet have on it? For me:

- Earplugs and nose plugs available upon request
- Restaurant menus would consist of very basic food options and require the customer to say if they wanted something added to the food, instead of having all these fancy options and having to ask the server to leave things off.
- Fire alarms would be large flashing orange lights that can be seen throughout the building. They would not make any sounds.

This is all I can think of for now, but I'm sure there are millions of other things I could only dream of my planet having.

The fire alarms could also say "fire", too.

I don't know if you knew this. But in a mine, when they need to sound an alarm to warn the miners. Instead of using a traditional visual or audible alarm. They warn the miners by pumping an Oder-ant gas into the mine shaft. When the miners smell it. they know there's trouble.

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07 Dec 2015, 4:40 pm

It would most likely be dysfunctional to the point of little to no productivity. Humans are not designed to fight; we have no claws, no fangs, and aren't naturally strong. Human life thrives in social environments and when you take the social aspect of humankind out it would most likely lead to a total failure of life. I personally would hate such a thing and much prefer being surrounded by the people who don't, and probably will never, fully understand us.

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07 Dec 2015, 4:44 pm

Soomander wrote:

Agree to this. But I guess it's asking for a hypothetical situation of what we'd like, that's how I took it to mean.

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07 Dec 2015, 4:50 pm

the_phoenix wrote:

Beam me up, StarTrekker!

99% I like your ideas.
I would offer more political freedom though ... methinks your Borg background is showing? * friendly grin *

I'm one of those Q who believes in individualism.

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07 Dec 2015, 5:15 pm

StarTrekker wrote:

the_phoenix wrote:

Beam me up, StarTrekker!

99% I like your ideas.
I would offer more political freedom though ... methinks your Borg background is showing? * friendly grin *

I'm one of those Q who believes in individualism.

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Individuality is irrelevant, you will be assimilated!

Ha!

Seriously though, I see a lot of similarities between the autism spectrum and the Q Continuum:

1) Not liking loud noises (Q Junior)
2) Being mystified by humanity at times
3) Tending not to like change (as per Quinn)
4) Becoming expert in our areas of interest
5) Social skills? What are they and why do we need them?
6) Mimicking in order to communicate (think all of those historical costumes, Robin Hood, American Civil War era, etc.)
7) Standing back and observing ... someone at a Star Trek convention complimented me on acting in character as a Q for doing this, I replied that no, this was the real me, I wasn't acting.

As for the Borg, aren't they more NT? Talk about social conformity ...

Anyways, my question now becomes, why settle for just a planet?

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07 Dec 2015, 5:24 pm

...Interesting .

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07 Dec 2015, 6:08 pm

@iliketrees - thanks for pointing up the "active but odd" sub type, have had a google of this and it looks a very possible ingredient in my case.

I was diagnosed late in life at the age of 58, and purposefully avoided learning too much about aspieness in case I started acting it out for the diagnosis when it eventually came.

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07 Dec 2015, 6:26 pm

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For me, a primarily aspie world would have noise ordinances in all major cxties, with strict enforcement and fines for those who didn't abide by the rules. This would mean that sports cars and large deisel engines would have to come up with more effective mufflers to dampen the sound to a tolerable level. Only emergency vehicles would be permitted to break the ordinance. Public transport would be far more abundant and accessible, reducing the number of cars on the roads, thereby further reducing air and noise pollution, along with the stress that many autistics experience with driving.

Stores would use natural or yellow incandescant bulbs rather than fluorescents, and would be carpeted, with no music in the background. Self-checkouts would be the mainstream means of payment, with a few employees nearby to help with any technical problems. Employees would be prohibited from asking customers if they needed help, and would have to wait for the customer to approach them. Special laminated cards that indicated when a person needed help would be available for those too uncomfortable to initiate contact directly. Online shopping would also be far more prevalent, and increased postal service expediency would be a reflection of this.

Wow, this sounds like Hell to me . . .

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07 Dec 2015, 6:45 pm

I think it would be expressive and beautiful because there would be the lack of NT judgement which often inhibits one.

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07 Dec 2015, 6:52 pm

As far as employment...people would be valued for their skills instead of for their ability to fake it and socialize.

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07 Dec 2015, 6:55 pm

Alexanderplatz wrote:

A government funded Art House cinema in every town.

I agree.

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07 Dec 2015, 7:11 pm

the_phoenix wrote:

StarTrekker wrote:

the_phoenix wrote:

Beam me up, StarTrekker!

99% I like your ideas.
I would offer more political freedom though ... methinks your Borg background is showing? * friendly grin *

I'm one of those Q who believes in individualism.

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Individuality is irrelevant, you will be assimilated!

Anyways, my question now becomes, why settle for just a planet?

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That's interesting, I'd never considered the Q continuum as a metaphor for the aspie community, but you're right, the similarities are striking. My favourite Q episode was probably The Q and the Grey, in which Q tried to get Janeway to mate with him!

The Borg are interesting, their obsession with efficiency and perfection remind me of autistics, but their hive mind and the collective are definitely NT. Seven as an individual is, to me, the epitome of an aspie, which is why I love her so much.

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07 Dec 2015, 8:29 pm

StarTrekker wrote:

the_phoenix wrote:

StarTrekker wrote:

the_phoenix wrote:

Beam me up, StarTrekker!

99% I like your ideas.
I would offer more political freedom though ... methinks your Borg background is showing? * friendly grin *

I'm one of those Q who believes in individualism.

...

Individuality is irrelevant, you will be assimilated!

Anyways, my question now becomes, why settle for just a planet?

...

Yes, I can see what you're saying about Seven.
Perhaps that's the reason why
I listed seven
similarities between the Continuum and the spectrum.

I dunno, am almost feeling like I need to create a new Q account here ...
or maybe add a photo of me as Q to my signature or something.

Anyways, to get back on the topic of the thread ...
"Oh Brave New World ...
that has such Aspies in it!"

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