Dear WrongPlanet,
A large aspect of autism has to be how some of our obsessions and smart tricks might as well be our weaknesses. My weaknesses are several, including not knowing the right thing to discuss on social media and attempting to imitate the social cues of big time social media users, as well as another one that I should fix the minute I start making money in my job: getting movies and TV shows for free.
There are three big problems with getting all the specific entertainment that fits me.
1. I don't follow the trend of millions of people watching Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, and countless others that almost always go for the dark edgy adult colorless vibe. I instead opt for fun, adventure, and excitement that kids and family friendly shows offer. Not that I don't want any dark elements in kids and family friendly shows, but if kids and family friendly shows are the only shows that keep the perfect balance between light and dark while every other show plunges into the deep dark abyss, then more than ever do I want shows that stand out from the Breaking Bad-Walking Dead-Game of Thrones crowd as a fun, family friendly alternative to those shows and have it where both kids and adults can watch this. I beg this for movies as well.
2. Many of the shows and movies I want are not even on Netflix, the only streaming service our family is subscribed to, so I have to resort to downloading it for free, which is illegal because it cuts into the profits of the companies that made or own those shows and movies, so this is a bad habit I have to stop once I get a large cash flow from my job.
3. Again, many of the shows and movies I want are not even on Netflix, so I sometimes resort to a DVD/Blu-ray for the special features. Unfortunately, the DVD market is declining, so I probably won't be able to get some of the movies I want in the near future because streaming services only market the popular stuff, and most Netflix original shows go for the dark, edgy, adult, colorless vibe I was talking about. Unless Netflix can start adding movies from all eras, even the ancient history silent era, I probably won't get into it so quickly.
Where do you suggest that I start with overcoming this weakness by late February-early March 2016?
12 Sep 2015, 10:38 pm
