have you cracked a neurotypical today?

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so called neurotypicals are perfectly crackable. on a recent trip overseas, my small talk repulsion became so strong that, by refusing to take part, i accidentally found a direct way into their psyche. it’s all about eye contact and intention, it seems that severe social panic can be converted into a “trust black hole” that triggers a mutual desire to connect of almost mythic proportions. every time it happened, social conventions were instantly dropped, as if we were surrounded by a bubble of intimacy, with no need for verbal communication. i believe the difference in cultural backgrounds helped, as people had no preconceived ideas on how to process my behavior. has anyone had similar experiences?

Kind of a habit of mine lately... I think it's healthy to hang out in other peoples' brains, within reason at least. I didn't encounter the same trapdoor passage as you though. I basically just act NT with eye contact & all that plus whatever for about three seconds while simultaneously returning to my usual professorial factoids & reverse engineering whatever may be on the table.

It's fun to teach people random facts out of nowhere. Where it goes nobody knows...

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I'm not sure what you mean, exactly. But it sounds interesting.