i just find it hilarious! i didn’t mean that to contradict or try to correct you lol, i apologIze if my tone was off

it IS effectively the same poster, which makes it more amusing to me that the differences are there

like if you look at the shape of the pants for example. it is definitely the same base image underneath the details

okay but wait, they’re not even exact

but at the same time they are clearly related, it looks like most of the same shapes are there, but yours has a hair flip and a collared over shirt

i am curious why there are variations on the same image

Comedy can be and is used to make real criticisms of the world and various institutions. “It’s just a joke” is one of the most common lies.

People can laugh at the joke, or disagree with the criticism it communicates, or both, or neither.

But having and exercising critical thinking skills when engaging with memes in a meme community full of scholars and academics is exactly what I would expect.

x = 5/9 is not 9/9. 5/9 = .55555…

You’re proving that 0.555… equals 5/9 (which it does), not that it equals 1 (which it doesn’t).

It’s absolutely not the same result as x = 0.999… as you claim.

i haven’t read any comments yet, so forgive me if i repeat something.

i think your friend is very, very bad at explaining the reasoning, and from what i hear, most neurotypicals are! a lot of times, the “rules” do make sense, but then they spout bullshit like this that makes it baffling.

the reason “k.” is a somewhat offensive response is because, on average, people who are upset or displeased speak and communicate tersely. a lot of people, myself included, turn “okay” into “k” when annoyed. sometimes it’s intentional rudeness. based on how brains associate related information, even if someone doesn’t think you’re upset with them, there’s still likely to be a knee-jerk response that “k.” is an unpleasant and unwanted response, because any other time it usually is.

a lot of this stuff is based on connotation and usage, which can obviously be difficult for autists to learn or intuit. ask someone who only knows through personal intuition and they’ll likely speculate or make stuff up. i guess I’m technically speculating too, but i have a level of personal insight and social mindfulness that most don’t, and “it’s lazy grammar” is just a wholly useless and meaningless explanation.

thank you for the delight ❤️

(silent appreciation for this comment)

I agree and love that strategy! I just brought it up in another comment before I read this one.

This is the way I’d prefer to use the word “sorry” but I have adapted to using it more liberally for masking and it often takes significant effort to come up with alternatives. Hence this post, really.

I was using apologies as an example and was unclear about the actual point, I think. I doubted my own autism because I know and understand that “sorry” doesn’t always mean sorry and when and why.

And yet I was struggling with the idea of using it that way because it conflicts with my brain and values, and spending a disproportionate amount of time trying to figure out how to write the greeting.

Like spending 30+ minutes deliberating over the absolute least important part of an email due to social anxiety over language use… No, I couldn’t possibly be autistic (/sarcasm).

I don’t think “Sorry is only for actual apologizing” is how everyone communicates, though. It’s a nicety or etiquette thing the same way people ask “How are you?” as a greeting without expecting—or wanting—a genuine answer.

I would prefer not to over-apologize or have a polite nicety misunderstood because it’s awkward, but sometimes it also feels necessary for masking reasons.

But while misleading, my post was about doubting my own autism while spending a disproportionate amount of brainspace on how to write a greeting in an email.

I completely agree. This is why I was agonizing over the email! The whole “It seems polite to say it” vs. “I must avoid needless apologies.”

For the times I feel tempted to over-apologize out of insecurity or shame, my favorite apology replacement strategy is saying thanks instead.

“Thanks for waiting” instead of “Sorry that took so long.”