I think if you look for it you will see it more often. I also think most NT don’t notice when they do it because it’s second nature. Sure there are white lies, small lies, and then more nefarious lies. It’s still a core part of “normal” communication. Add in the indirect speech and every meaningful conversation is like a game where no one says what they actually mean.

NT people lie and or talk around what they mean rather than say it directly. Neurodivergent people, especially autistic people, are not like this and find it taxing to deal with.

That’s the whole communication gap. When allistic people talk they will almost always lie or say something other than what they mean, which gives the other person the opportunity to lie or ignore what they meant if it suits them. This is what’s known as being “polite.”

You do have to take the context of power structures around you into account, but you do not have to assimilate into tribalism to be an effective voter.

Or you can not join a team and evaluate things individually based on their merits

Turns out there’s already a plant that produces cocaine in its leaves

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Yeah, this is definitely not what I imagined it would look like

Yes

Because they pretend like we don’t have alien bases in the ocean?

Pick any two

Same, nicotine is the only reason I can hold a job.

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You can get in very good shape with a pair of 20lb dumbbells. The gym is a scam

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There’s a Jordan Peterson joke in here somewhere

A conservative Christian straight white man. Everyone else is at risk

Because if you want to preserve the natural environment you need to stop replacing it with single family homes and parking lots. High density cities are also way more efficient with energy in multiple ways.

It suck living around so many people but it is one of the single most impactful ways to manage climate change.