When your post about a hard R gamer heated-gamer-moment spawns a struggle session ohnoes

  • Smeagolicious [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    That’s literally why I’m talking about context though. We could substitute him for another neurodivergent person and there would be a different response because they’re most likely not a multibillionaire apartheid profiteering emotionally manipulative abusive scumbag. I’d be more likely to label these responses as ableist behavior if there weren’t also a history of other reasons why the incident might be Musk being shitty to his partner rather than him having an emotional reaction caused by his neurodivergence. He’s had multiple divorces & breakups for the exact reason of him being enormously shit to his partners.

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      1 year ago

      Having context doesn’t mean all of his behavior is because he’s an asshole billionaire. Most of it is sure, but this isn’t.

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        I don’t see how you can claim that with authority when there is not insignificant behavioral overlap, especially when (presumably) you do not know the man.

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          If someone says your (general “you”, not you “you”) words make them uncomfortable, you should be understanding regardless. Like I said in the first comment, Elon Musk won’t see any of these comments, but comrades who have had similar experiences will. Clearly it struck a nerve with me and some of the responses to me made it even worse. Stuff like this (and this has happened before) makes this site not feel like a safe space for me as an autistic person.