Are most Autistic people consider themselves as nihilistic?

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My working assumption is that existence is waaaaaayyy beyond human comprehension. In trying to work it all out (which is natural for our inquisitive minds) we always seem to hit upon an empty void where we run out of answers and it all points to pointlessness and futility. This is painful and anxiety inducing to all - AS, NTs, whatever (except squirels, who seem endlessly optimitic about it all). Manufactured answers get provided here to bring hope, including religion (or Star Wars, whatever your fancy). And if it brings comfort to people and allows them to find meaning and continue in life, so be it, good on them.

You find out how cooperative people are when you are down on your luck. Very few are willing to give you a hand up to get back on your feet. People are competitive and more interested in protecting their own progeny/spreading their genes.....rather than help another person's family. Sadly I saw this in my church group.

Leads me to believe that as a whole we really don't give a s**t about others.

Yup their own faaaaaaaamilies and screw everyone else until they get in a tight spot. Than they whine like pansies.

They want the whole world to stop....I have always helped where I could. I can't stand seeing someone do without.

LOL at their droppings. Is that the word you meant for their precious children who never have to learn how to be self sufficient?

That's been my experience of the world. People only think about themselves and their own families.

People can still take care of their families and be attentive to others. Anyone can find themselves in a situation where they are low on essential resources.

It's the greed mentality that I get sick of seeing.

Exactly. It wouldn't kill people to help another family in need. I get sick of the attitudes that people have toward people who need help. I don't like hearing that I'm not trying hard enough. I don't being made to feel like I don't matter or that I'm not worthy of help.

Making assumption based on animals and their limited understanding on group dynamics then translate it to human society doesn't make much sense in my opinion. There are certain common aspects among mammals which includes the human race but I don't believe in the categorization of people.

Society is based on competition everybody is competing since it's the key for survival. People step over other's shoulders to get a higher rank in society and base their worth on their income, status and access of sex. We also kill each other whether in a direct or indirect way. Make somebody homeless because he can't pay his bills is another form of passive murder since that person is technically limited to make his livings anymore and most likely die by hunger if he doesn't have any access to foods or basic things he will die within a few years.

People with asperger sydrome have an often harder time to compete. Statistics show that 80% of people with autism never had a job. Society let those people die who can't compete whether by their own attempt by suicide or drugs, alcohol and hunger. People are often cruel and bullying to each other it's part of the human nature. Psychopaths who often take high positions in society have zero emotion towards other people and give zero attention if someone dies because of their faults.

The new healthcare system in the US and UK refuse to threat those people who don't have money to pay for a faster treatment. There are of course no reports on the numbers of people who died because they didn't get the treatment in the right time because they didn't have enough money to pay for their medical treatment.

From an optimistically point of view we don't murder each other therefore we have a peaceful lives but we're all here for competition for our own goods. We can't look aside and expect some God or leader to take care for us because that's not how things go by. We can legally murder people by abortion and euthanasia in some states already. but illegal murders like dying because of the psychological pressure the society makes upon it's citizens makes no statistics. A lot people would be way better living alone but the government exploit it's citizens by taxes and forces everybody to attempt schools to become a so called "good citizen" what kind of freedom we talking about when parents can't even make a decision over their kids own good. Some people have social phobia and would prefer to study alone why should we force everyone to think and act the same when it just limits our abilities and make us mentally more incapable for the rest of our lives. All we do is make a limit of human nature by creating a mindset which lies inside a box made by people whose authority can never be questioned because they're the experts of society and surely know everything better. i'm being ironic here
We slowly gave up our own rights because of fear, but this made us more exploitable and victim of a system which practices mass control over it's citizens.

All of this. I'm confident the Earth has enough resources so we could all have what we need. The greed of those who want more than a reasonable share, though, means that others can't get their needs met. Multiple luxury homes, private jets, a fleet of cars...while real, live human beings are homeless, starving, and dying. That's obscene.

I've tried very hard to raise my own children with the focus on having enough, and when they have enough, to share everything else with those who have less.

I agree. People don't need to live in excess when there are people that are homeless and starving. People should use their extra resources to help people in need.

No man is an island.