I really oughta watch Rozencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead again. Such a fun show.

Am or pm?

“Yes”

Governments need to be able to jail corporations.

Dude, who are you fooling, you expect me to Believe you never dropped an N bomb?

Yes. Millions of people can say the same.

Sounds like maybe you are surrounded and raised by racists? That sucks man.

On the other hand, our whole culture has been steeped in racism, ever since Europeans first set foot on the continent. So probably not a lot of people can truly say they’ve never had a racist thought or held some racial bias or did some racist thing, whether unknowingly or not. Because there are lots of manifestations of racist ideas and if one is white, one is probably blind to at least some of it.

It’s a lot easier to never say a specific, disgusting slur.

logception

I guess sensory things vary quite a bit among people with ADHD then. Because I usually only get super annoyed by some sounds when tired or stressed. Usually it’s no problem at all. My wife has misophonia and sounds often make her angry or maybe murderous is a more apt description.

This is almost me, except the sense of relief I feel is proportional to the amount of stress experienced. Which is often much higher than it would be if I were NT.

Exactly.

When I accomplish something in a hobby it is an entirely different story. I am proud and happy, pleased, and all that good stuff. When doing these kinds of projects, I’m motivated by interest and not fear of negative consequences of failing.

Even if NT folks don’t feel good about most accomplishments, I am guessing they probably would feel a lot less stress, anxiety, self doubt, self flagellation, etc. for the same task as ADHD folks.

I like the idea of exploring different sea ports. Right now, though, I am keeping an eye out for a cheap canoe (etc) so my kid and I can actually catch some fish for once. In a lake I mean.

nobody is interested in learning how things around them work.

Right? I think this to myself all the time. I mean I know it’s not nobody but it sure seems like it is the vast majority.

And yes, I too have too many hobbies and not enough time. I really hope I live long enough to retire and have time for some of it lol

True. Although letting cats roam around isn’t great either. They often get diseases (e.g. feline AIDS) or get run over and tend to decimate local wildlife. It’s not awesome.

PS but doing this doesn’t solve anything. They will get another cat and do the same goddamn thing.

Go xeric and nuke the lawn or motion activated sprinklers.

They have those little kiosks now don’t they? Headphones, movies, gaming system, kids…

Likewise. Meds help me …but so did therapy. I still have to have the mindset right. If I do and I’m on meds then it actually works.

I totally believe (without any evidence but my own experience) that procrastination for me with ADHD is at least partly a response to prior unhappy experiences.

Now that I recognize some of the emotional components involved I can work through those directly and have a much better chance of getting motivated .

And also I still procrastinate plenty and I have come to avoid self judgement. Because beating myself up doesn’t help me get motivated. It does the opposite. I accept that this is a tendency but one that I continue to improve upon.

It’s a meme. See Snopes.

Totally agree.

And even if you don’t say racist things, growing up in the US, the pervasive, insidious racist ideas (e.g., myths, stereotypes, falsehoods) may have infected our thinking.

I think Dr. I. X. Kendi framed it right. It’s on each of us to understand what those racist ideas are, examine ourselves, and choose to fight against them not just in our own minds but everywhere.

I’ve never once dropped the hard n and I can’t think of anyone who has even my late racist dad. That term comes from a place of bigotry against black people.

Citation provided:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jul/26/hulk-hogan-wrestling-racism-gawker

Caught on tape dropping the hard n over daughter dating a black man. Fuck that asshole.

https://www.si.com/wrestling/2018/05/03/hulk-hogan-boys-girls-club-speech-racist-sex-tape-speech-video

Three years later, he had this to say…

“With this foundation, I can be accountable. I can learn from my mistakes and I can move forward,” Hogan said. “And what’s so cool now is working with the Boys Club, I have a chance to help these kids not make the mistake I made, being at the wrong place at the wrong time or saying the wrong words.”

No words on equality, changing his attitudes, nope just regrets being caught. Jfc. Prick.

It works a lot better when there are many choices, fair competition in the market, and the traits being voted on are painfully obvious.

Well… I bought an AMD card, I have been using Firefox for a few years now, and I’m not buying anything from Blizzard. There are literally dozens like me… Unfortunately, only a small number of people know these things and have these views and care enough to boycott. These companies will continue to do what they do until there is sufficient pushback (if ever) to make it less profitable than alternatives.