Mike SullivanMar 1

Hello Fediverse! ⚓

I joined Mastodon because I miss the "old internet" feel where you could actually get to know someone through a long-form exchange. I’m a fan of details, technical specs, and hearing about people's lives from different corners of the globe.

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Show threadNeil MoffattMar 1
@sully007 Had a face to face chat with a fellow aspergic man in coffee shop yesterday. Fascinating man whose job is speech writer for politicians. You might imagine autism would make the writer too honest ...
Show threadMike SullivanMar 2
@NicelyManifest You’re right, the cliché is that we’re too blunt for the 'refined' art of political lying. Did he tell you how he handles the irony of it? I’ve always found that the most 'honest' people I know are the ones who are most aware of how imprecise language can be. It’s a small world, isn't it? it could be a coffee shop chat or a digital thread, you never know what kind of specialized brain you’re going to run into.
Show threadNeil Moffatt

@sully007 I did ask how someone left wing and honest in nature could be advising a politician. And how he could tune into what the MP wanted to say.

In hindsight I should have asked him more questions. But as a seasoned talker with strangers, he asked of me more questions than any other I recall. Not used to it I was put out of stride.

Autism can be bluntly honest - yet many neurotypicals feel uncomfortable about raw honesty!

Mar 2 at 1:51pmWeb