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This is an article I wrote in response to a thing that annoys me.

Dear Mods: Not sure if this counts as self-promotion, if it is, please remove it ASAP, or tell me and I will delete it.

Thank you,

PS: if you can, do me a favor and crosspost it on other social media sites, thanks

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[–] magikmw@piefed.social 6 points 4 weeks ago

Hehe there's something oddly satisfying when someone comes into my office and I respond to their unasked questions before they manage to ask them, just because I anticipated it. I feel like a psychic, but it's not - I just had our common pattern of communication down.

"What I was about to ask you?..." It's one of those three things, along with the answers. "That's scary. And impressive."

But yes, the frustration is there too. I hope to get into an environment where my perspective is at worst minority report, kept visible as a potential corrective tool.

I also think it ties to learned empathy and steelman perspective I have. I often try to consider what others, usually neurotypicals think, feel, see - even if they don't or can't account for it. If seen in this positive light it somewhat counteracts the frustrations.