EvinceoAug 30, 2023

In which Scott (other Scott) can't imagine why committing a crime would lead him to be treated (gasp) like a criminal

https://awful.systems/post/162474

In which Scott (other Scott) can't imagine why committing a crime would lead him to be treated (gasp) like a criminal - awful.systems

Someone posted this on ssc with a warning about talking to cops, but really just marvel at what’s going on here. Aaronson manages to turn a story where he is briefly arrested for a theft (which he did commit on video!) into paragraphs and paragraphs of indulging in his persecution fantasies. Zero empathy on display for the people he stole from, the people just doing their jobs, or reflection on the fact that it wasn’t a simple little mistake anyone could make but rather… a fairly weird move? Do people usually put change in cups?

Show threadgeriksonAug 30, 2023

Post is from 2018…

Here’s the HN discussion (he’s a bit of a hero there)

news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17717816

Lots of people lawyering that taking from a tip jar isn’t stealing as the money technically does not belong to anyone lol.

Beyond fiction | Hacker News

Show threadEvinceoAug 30, 2023

There’s some actual gold in there

If Aaronson was capable of respectful communication then when the smoothie person got angry at him he would have considered the possibility that the anger was warranted and he had done something wrong. And probably would have pretty quickly realized: “oh wait I’m putting down money on this tray that I just picked up money from… that doesn’t make any sense.” But instead he immediately jumped to: “there’s something wrong with this smoothie shop worker” Everyone would have been saved a ton of grief if Aaronson had any respect for the people around him or any self awareness. But he has neither.

a person who repeatedly fails to execute fairly simple tasks in an airport that is specifically designed to make everything as strait [sic] forward as possible is otherwise a very successful human.

Show threadBernieDoesIt
Honestly I can't help but interpret this as "if Scott was neurotypical then none of this would have happened to him, so it's all his fault."
Sep 1, 2023 at 12:12amWeb
Show threadDavid GerardSep 1, 2023
asshole personality disorder is not in fact a neurodivergence