Cory Lewis
@ctlewis.bsky.social
Expert arranger of words. Assistant Professor at the Institute for the History and Philosophy or Science and Victora College, University of Toronto. https://www.corytraverslewis.com/
I'm not going to read thousands of your posts, but I appreciate the reminder to pay more attention to context in communication. I usually hear that from neurotypicals, but you're probably not wrong.
December 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I'm not going to read thousands of your posts, but I appreciate the reminder to pay more attention to context in communication. I usually hear that from neurotypicals, but you're probably not wrong.
You may have intended the generic, but your words are validly read as the universal. I'm not reading things that aren't there, even if you had something other than my reading in mind.
December 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
You may have intended the generic, but your words are validly read as the universal. I'm not reading things that aren't there, even if you had something other than my reading in mind.
Your post was ambiguous between a generic (sometimes you're not wrong) and a universal (you're never wrong). I think that distinction is crucially important for healthy interaction with the world. Especially if someone is new to thinking about themselves as autistic.
December 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Your post was ambiguous between a generic (sometimes you're not wrong) and a universal (you're never wrong). I think that distinction is crucially important for healthy interaction with the world. Especially if someone is new to thinking about themselves as autistic.
Maybe that's just me though. I have years of training in philosophy on top of autism, so I got an extra helping of being a difficult, pedantic person who can't let things go.
December 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Maybe that's just me though. I have years of training in philosophy on top of autism, so I got an extra helping of being a difficult, pedantic person who can't let things go.
I mean, I appreciate what you're saying here, I do. But sometimes I am wrong? Not all cases of social friction I experience are due to people not understanding autism. Sometimes I'm just being a jerk.
December 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I mean, I appreciate what you're saying here, I do. But sometimes I am wrong? Not all cases of social friction I experience are due to people not understanding autism. Sometimes I'm just being a jerk.
Ah, but they can make The Bad Sounds. They will make the Sounds longer than a strong person can stay sane.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Ah, but they can make The Bad Sounds. They will make the Sounds longer than a strong person can stay sane.
Did religion do this job in the past? Maybe regularly and sincerely contemplating beings vastly grander and more powerful than oneself would act as a brake on the corrosive effects of too much social status.
November 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Did religion do this job in the past? Maybe regularly and sincerely contemplating beings vastly grander and more powerful than oneself would act as a brake on the corrosive effects of too much social status.
I guess I'm feeling grateful to be comfortable (four walls, three square meals etc) but not absurdly wealthy, famous, or powerful. I don't know how I'd stay sane and whole.
November 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I guess I'm feeling grateful to be comfortable (four walls, three square meals etc) but not absurdly wealthy, famous, or powerful. I don't know how I'd stay sane and whole.
The sun is about 99.8% of the mass of the solar system, including all the planets, little asteroids and dust and stuff.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_m...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_m...
Solar mass - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The sun is about 99.8% of the mass of the solar system, including all the planets, little asteroids and dust and stuff.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_m...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_m...
Sorry I went off like that. My cousin died in a type II supernova, so it's kind of personal for me.
November 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Sorry I went off like that. My cousin died in a type II supernova, so it's kind of personal for me.
You're right, "run low on fuel" was incorrect. "Run low on hydrogen it can fuse" would have been better.
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
You're right, "run low on fuel" was incorrect. "Run low on hydrogen it can fuse" would have been better.
Wow, a bunch huh? Drop their calculations, I'd love to see them.
The mass of the planets is a tiny fraction of the total mass of our solar system. Our sun isn't even close to massive enough to supernova. The planets won't make any difference to the final outcome.
The mass of the planets is a tiny fraction of the total mass of our solar system. Our sun isn't even close to massive enough to supernova. The planets won't make any difference to the final outcome.
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Wow, a bunch huh? Drop their calculations, I'd love to see them.
The mass of the planets is a tiny fraction of the total mass of our solar system. Our sun isn't even close to massive enough to supernova. The planets won't make any difference to the final outcome.
The mass of the planets is a tiny fraction of the total mass of our solar system. Our sun isn't even close to massive enough to supernova. The planets won't make any difference to the final outcome.
This has been Ignoring the Point to be Technically Correct. I'm your host, Cory Lewis. Please tune in next time for more off topic but technically correct posts.
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This has been Ignoring the Point to be Technically Correct. I'm your host, Cory Lewis. Please tune in next time for more off topic but technically correct posts.
It will probably be unpleasant when the sun runs low on fuel, becomes a red giant and literally envelops the earth. But the good news is that it's too small to go supernova!
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It will probably be unpleasant when the sun runs low on fuel, becomes a red giant and literally envelops the earth. But the good news is that it's too small to go supernova!
This is the representation we need to finally gain some ground in the culture war.
October 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This is the representation we need to finally gain some ground in the culture war.
Autistics: famously cavalier about learning more on topics they have recently become interested in.
September 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Autistics: famously cavalier about learning more on topics they have recently become interested in.
I regret nothing, would scorch again.
September 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I regret nothing, would scorch again.
I am very good at masking, no one can tell that I'm on the spectrum I bet.
September 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I am very good at masking, no one can tell that I'm on the spectrum I bet.
There are versions of any kind of movie you can imagine. One where everything goes perfectly, for example. One where you see all the little moments you've forgotten. They're all there, somewhere in the sea of numbers that have existed since before the first stars were born.
September 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
There are versions of any kind of movie you can imagine. One where everything goes perfectly, for example. One where you see all the little moments you've forgotten. They're all there, somewhere in the sea of numbers that have existed since before the first stars were born.