Being more likely to be a victim and a perpetrator are not mutually exclusive.

I think the crimes most likely to be committed by autistic people are prohibition related or possibly violent crimes that happen in the heat of the moment.

On average though autistic people probably aren’t more likely to commit crimes.

My sister thinks this way. It’s possible that she just has a lot fewer impairments than other people, and that makes it easier for her to pass. I try to convey that what might be easy for her could be incredibly difficult for other people.

This is the thing I worry about. I think it’s especially a problem for ADHD people. I can very easily imagine an autistic person who has been isolated and socially rejected being very worried about social judgement and rejection, so they end up participating in serious crimes out of fear of rejection.

I don’t think that having autism is necessarily a defense and on its own certainly doesn’t justify an insanity defense.

Obviously, most autistic are not likely to commit a serious non victimless crime. There are some crimes were autistic people are over represented, but on average they are less likely to commit violent crimes.

The empathy issue is complicated though. From what I understand, autistic people have more emotional empathy but less cognitive empathy. More cognitive empathy is also not always a good thing. Caring about other people can also lead to doing heinous things in the name of supposed compassion to people who are seen as perpetrators. It can also lead to evil acts that are seen as compassionate, such as euthanasia.

If a copyright bot makes false DMCA notices, the programmers should be held responsible as if they sent out the notices. That’s how we’d handle it for any other crime.

The DMCA still has a lot of problems. Like if someone uploads something behind a paywall, the victim has to pay before they can even send a valid notice.

You can probably post on 7.62x54r.ru. Reddit had a decent number of anti-establishment leftists who would join up with conservatives on shared issues. I haven’t seen any spaces like that on Lemmy.

Far right radicalization will get worse if progressives leave X. Conservatives will stick around simply because they aren’t banned and then the white supremacists will be free to start pulling them without push back.

Absolutely not. If for no other reason then you lose the ability to actually argue for your ideas if you’re in an echo chamber.

If you’re condition causes you impairment with how well you function and your overall mood, then it’s worth talking to a professional who can help you make changes that would be positive.

I’ve noticed that autism and ADHD have a lot of overlap but there’s also things that make them distinct.

I’ve encountered a lot of people with autism who aren’t remotely shy and can talk with other people fine.

They’d get banned for spam.

I feel like Lemmy also has a problem with corporate troll farms.

Reddit is far worse though with bots and establishment troll farm shill accounts.

I agree with the sentiment, but it doesn’t hold up in reality.

Having any sort of engagement with rightoids results in your feed getting filled with Nazi shit.

This is not in any way a “threat to public safety” but it’s still a cringe decision.

The inability to block users actually makes moderation even more necessary and makes it harder to allow “free speech.”

I remember getting Call of Duty Finest Hour at the store.

It ultimately was a major contribution that led to my sister transitioning roughly a decade later. She spent a lot of time playing the female soldier levels.

I had a night like that once.

That’s why I feel like there should be both systems. Possibly public and private healthcare, but with the additional requirement that everyone has to have health insurance. Otherwise there’s going to be too much of a problem with young people not getting insurance and not paying in. You’ll also have NEETs and neckbeards who work 12 hour weeks and aren’t paying anything in to the system.

There are a lot of things that they have to do, and they have to do them right with extremely little tolerance for error.

The Web has become the de facto method of accessing the internet for almost everything. Most people think of it as the internet.

A lot of people do critical stuff through web browsers, so if something on a website breaks because of the browser, it’s a huge problem.

The only things that I can fill it up with are video games and video recordings. Hoarding downloaded files can also build up over time.

I have mixed feelings. “Because I said so” can get compliance in high school, but that’s mostly it. It’s not going to be that effective. At the same time, a lot of this overly permissive parenting seems like a reaction by people who are upset about being told no as kids and that will lead to problems, especially once they get into places that don’t care about constantly trying to have a debate back and fourth.