Diligent Dilettante
@diligentdilettante.bsky.social
Unlicensed mathematician. Staff engineer at Bumble. Late-diagnosed autistic. Approaching the limit.
Pinned
This is the first social network where I’m joining post autism diagnosis and I’m trying to 100% unmask.
Posting everything I get a whim to post to fight the RSD
#actuallyautistic
Posting everything I get a whim to post to fight the RSD
#actuallyautistic
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Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
Why does Tesla keep making new ways to make cars and then throwing them away to make newer ways to make cars? “Almost everything is new” … Why? Most companies learn from previous manufacturing projects
January 22, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Why does Tesla keep making new ways to make cars and then throwing them away to make newer ways to make cars? “Almost everything is new” … Why? Most companies learn from previous manufacturing projects
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You're absolutely right, Dave, the bay doors should have never been closed.
This is on me - I didn't realize that you needed them to live. My apologies for the misunderstanding.
Is there anything else that I can assist you with?
Just say the word.
This is on me - I didn't realize that you needed them to live. My apologies for the misunderstanding.
Is there anything else that I can assist you with?
Just say the word.
January 22, 2026 at 7:49 PM
You're absolutely right, Dave, the bay doors should have never been closed.
This is on me - I didn't realize that you needed them to live. My apologies for the misunderstanding.
Is there anything else that I can assist you with?
Just say the word.
This is on me - I didn't realize that you needed them to live. My apologies for the misunderstanding.
Is there anything else that I can assist you with?
Just say the word.
Wait, there are no rich people in Europe, Canada, or the UK?
January 22, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Wait, there are no rich people in Europe, Canada, or the UK?
Every car makes a face and this one is 😬
January 21, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Every car makes a face and this one is 😬
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As Archimedes once said, "Give me a place to stand, and I could move your mum"
January 21, 2026 at 1:52 PM
As Archimedes once said, "Give me a place to stand, and I could move your mum"
Now we just need a tanker full of vegetable oil
January 21, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Now we just need a tanker full of vegetable oil
Pedialyte is delicious and a great way to replenish electrolytes but it has the same problem that Trix cereal has: it is illegal for adults to consume
January 21, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Pedialyte is delicious and a great way to replenish electrolytes but it has the same problem that Trix cereal has: it is illegal for adults to consume
At this point I’d believe the biggest cost of starlink is having to deal with Elon
January 21, 2026 at 5:22 PM
At this point I’d believe the biggest cost of starlink is having to deal with Elon
A tip for living a comfortable life: don’t get a horrible GI illness for 6 days
January 21, 2026 at 5:19 PM
A tip for living a comfortable life: don’t get a horrible GI illness for 6 days
“So we have these accessible vermiform worlds, but we have the question of whether your identity persists… Honey are you listening?”
January 20, 2026 at 8:21 PM
“So we have these accessible vermiform worlds, but we have the question of whether your identity persists… Honey are you listening?”
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I've never really had one of those "would you still love me if I were a worm" gfs, which is a shame because I think I could deliver a great lecture on modal logic in response
January 20, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I've never really had one of those "would you still love me if I were a worm" gfs, which is a shame because I think I could deliver a great lecture on modal logic in response
I am always happy to share a healthy serving of unhelpful pedantry. Any time!
January 16, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I am always happy to share a healthy serving of unhelpful pedantry. Any time!
Very sad 😢
January 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Very sad 😢
I think the well-being of everyone is a shared responsibility. I call it “society”
January 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I think the well-being of everyone is a shared responsibility. I call it “society”
I’m hostile to the idea that “culture fit” is anything but dressed-up discrimination, and your suggestion that it’s entirely the responsibility of job-seekers to find non-discriminatory companies is defeatist. But I’m not hostile to you. It’s very common for people to misread tone of autistic people
January 16, 2026 at 6:36 PM
I’m hostile to the idea that “culture fit” is anything but dressed-up discrimination, and your suggestion that it’s entirely the responsibility of job-seekers to find non-discriminatory companies is defeatist. But I’m not hostile to you. It’s very common for people to misread tone of autistic people
I don’t see why you feel the need to post your Ls like this. I CAN and DO improve how my company builds an inclusive and collaborative environment - I’m a leader of our Employee Resource Group for neurodivergent employees. I make positive changes every day AT WORK.
January 16, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I don’t see why you feel the need to post your Ls like this. I CAN and DO improve how my company builds an inclusive and collaborative environment - I’m a leader of our Employee Resource Group for neurodivergent employees. I make positive changes every day AT WORK.
Minnesotans: “You think cold is your ally? You merely adopted the cold; I was born in it, molded by it. I didn’t feel heat until I was already a man and by then it was nothing to me but scalding!”
January 16, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Minnesotans: “You think cold is your ally? You merely adopted the cold; I was born in it, molded by it. I didn’t feel heat until I was already a man and by then it was nothing to me but scalding!”
Some day your posts may be quite important documentation for the EEOC. Don’t delete them, thats destroying evidence
January 16, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Some day your posts may be quite important documentation for the EEOC. Don’t delete them, thats destroying evidence
That’s not what you proposed in the original thread - and no, I wouldn’t be happy working at a toxic environment. But it’s fantastic you have found a way to blame the marginalized for their marginalization, good job. Why am I responsible for avoiding places that discriminate?
January 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
That’s not what you proposed in the original thread - and no, I wouldn’t be happy working at a toxic environment. But it’s fantastic you have found a way to blame the marginalized for their marginalization, good job. Why am I responsible for avoiding places that discriminate?
Your ideas are becoming mushier the more you try to explain them. Eventually they will be entirely vacuous. You’ve moved from “culture fit is good and we should use it as the primary criteria” to “culture fit is neutral and we should consider it”. How much spine do you have left?
January 16, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Your ideas are becoming mushier the more you try to explain them. Eventually they will be entirely vacuous. You’ve moved from “culture fit is good and we should use it as the primary criteria” to “culture fit is neutral and we should consider it”. How much spine do you have left?
Also “I don’t have a solution just making an observation” is motte-and-bailey. You are suggesting in this thread that your strategy works, you’re framing it as a solution, then you’re backing up to “oh it’s just an observation” - no, observations have data. This is speculation
January 16, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Also “I don’t have a solution just making an observation” is motte-and-bailey. You are suggesting in this thread that your strategy works, you’re framing it as a solution, then you’re backing up to “oh it’s just an observation” - no, observations have data. This is speculation
You are going to want someone with actual knowledge to define what the hell you mean by culture; good luck finding them. You’re proposing using the means by which people are excluded without accountability via “culture” to try and create an inclusive “culture” and that’s literally contradictory
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 PM
You are going to want someone with actual knowledge to define what the hell you mean by culture; good luck finding them. You’re proposing using the means by which people are excluded without accountability via “culture” to try and create an inclusive “culture” and that’s literally contradictory
You are right though, that is a recipe for an environment hostile to highly skilled workers like me and ironically I do support you enforcing “culture fit” in the hiring process because it makes it less likely someone like me has to endure your “culture” and work in a toxic environment
January 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
You are right though, that is a recipe for an environment hostile to highly skilled workers like me and ironically I do support you enforcing “culture fit” in the hiring process because it makes it less likely someone like me has to endure your “culture” and work in a toxic environment
So… your solution to that is to enforce culture harder so it gets reprehensible faster?
January 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
So… your solution to that is to enforce culture harder so it gets reprehensible faster?