I’ve read about how it’s typically difficult for adults with autism to remain employed, and I can completely see why. Never been officially diagnosed, but I’m pretty sure it’s a foregone conclusion in the way that I constantly over analyze every action taken by my co-workers and supervisors
So yeah there’s definitely some ND thought here, but I also can’t seem to get past how fake everything feels. And it feels like I have to play along with their little game where they all assume different personalities between the hours of 9-5 instead of being themselves. Because contrary to popular belief, individuals aren’t beneficial to capitalism, drones are
I hate my brain
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i'd add that what constitutes "popular" can be reduced to people that smoothly fit the status quo culture. so even in academia, no the people that are well-regarded weren't popular in high school or whatever probably, but their social networking is the most important thing for their futures. they don't even necessarily have to be a good researcher themselves if they can command some skilled grad students to actually do the work.