World Domination and Grandiose Ideas: You too?

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Hey Everyone,
You too? People always tell me I have grandiose and dramatic ideas and goals. Like for example I want to unify mathematics, ergo remove the need for the distinction 'applied' and 'pure'. Through this I want to be able to derive the natural sciences and properties about the universe using only pure mathematics, nothing created based on evidence. Also I want to take over the world, cure all diseases, be immortal, etc. I've been told I'm unrealistic by my family, but when I'm not depressed, which is about 5/7 days a week(which means I'm depressed 2 days a week), I study mathematics for about 6-8 hours a day, all extracurricular. I wake up at 12am and go to bed at 4pm when I'm not depressed, all to maximize my productivity. I've been doing this, with the sciences, for about a year now. I think that this shows that I'm not grandiose and just want to achieve my goals, but other people say I won't get there. I don't believe I'm insane, or cracked, and my morals are just very different from other peoples'. Am I the only one? Do you identify with this? I don't want to be cured of this insanity or whatever it is, I just want to know. Feel free to respond or give your thoughts on any part of this post. Thanks!
~Ricky

"world domination, same old dream....our asylums are full of people who think they're napoleon...or god."


i just watched that movie yesterday, actually.

but what exactly do you mean by world takeover?

Like, ruling the world. Not by military means though, that's a bit crude. Possibly through threat of genetically engineered virus strains. By fear.

These sound more like the sort of things an amoral narcissistic psychopath would say, as opposed to something an autistic person would say. Are you sure you've found the right forum for you?

I have been diagnosed with autism. That is hurtful, I came onto this forum in the midst of a depressive episode expecting unbiased helpful input, not anger or fear. I came onto this forum expecting to be accepted for who I am, but this is not what you are giving to me. I have reported your post, kara.

You wrote:

" Feel free to respond or give your thoughts on any part of this post. Thanks!
~Ricky"

Members will do that.

Ruling the world sounds like such hard work. In films like James bond I always wonder why the villain wants to take over the world when they can just be obscenely rich.

There is no tone in writing so try reading Kara's post again with an open mind as if she is offering you a helpful opinion , I've had disagreements with Kara in the past and that was not a nasty post from her.

I also think Kara was responding to the appearance of things in a sincere way. We have had thousands of thousands of posts here for many years by AS people and I can't remember anyone describing their ideas in these grandiose terms of world domination, not even one.

So the observant and/or longer term WP members are not very likely to find your ideas related to AS in any way.

Your title included the words "You Too?"

You would be more likely to find "you too-ers" who agree with your ideas on non-AS forums I think, if the search for personal validation via agreement was your motivation for your threads on this here on WP.

a dream had is getting to alaska... family acts like such is nuts, because “it’s cold and isolating there”. california is overflowing with people, and the only thing compatible seems a simple life in a more natural setting... space to avoid autistic burnout, and be around to help others when able.

anyone thinking math and fear will get people to submit to constraint of a global empire has zero chance of success... people are not soulless numbers, nor are they simple equations, they’re ever growing individuals and you have to care about them as such for them to care much for you.

It's not a personal attack to suggest you might have been misdiagnosed if you're asking if other autistic people want world domination and crave power over other people because that's not generally something that autistic people want. Grandiose ideas about taking over the world and wanting to be able to do whatever you want disregarding standard morality however are common with narcissistic psychopaths. This is why I suggested you might not be in the right place if you are looking for people to tell you they have ideas like this too. You are more likely to find people who can empathize with the kind of mentality you are describing on forums for people with personality disorders like NPD or ASPD.

A world that runs on pure mathematics sounds like my worst nightmare. I am an artist. I want the world to run on the things that make it beautiful, like art, music, writing, writing and laughter. I don't want to live in a world full of nothing but cold, unemotional numbers.

I had crazy ideas when I was going through a psychotic depression. For example I wanted to kill most of the docs who treated me for not correctly diagnosing my disabilities. I wanted to ban all drugs & alcohol in the US(bring back prohibition) because my ex girlfriend had problems with drugs & alcohol.

Honestly I love mathematics. I consider mathematics an art in itself, and I get feeling from it too, the same way others get it from art. Pure mathematics is inexhaustible, and so too are the ways you can express yourself in art.

There's a comic called "The Far Side," where people sometimes talk to each other in equations.

My math professor and I get excited about mathematics all the time together, contrary to popular belief.