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Cross-post from the inactive !aspiememes@kbin.social

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[–] havokdj@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I do this all the time without even realizing it.

[–] BirbSeed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As someone who is not autistic and seeing posts like these on the main page several times, I would be stoked for someone to bring topics like this up in conversation instead of the normal boring small talk.

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

I had a coworker on the spectrum and talking about the random ass movies he watched recently were a highlight of the day.

[–] halvar@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Eventhough it happened in the USA