John Markley
@johnmarkley.bsky.social
Writer. Streamer. Science fiction in @analogsf.bsky.social and @escapepod.org. Has been in an actual fistfight over River City Ransom
Eventually you start to notice how people who can find Problematic Implications in a grain of sand constantly about certain common autistic traits as soulless, unfeeling, inhuman, etc., always with the serene confidence that nobody in their circles will find that bothersome
October 17, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Eventually you start to notice how people who can find Problematic Implications in a grain of sand constantly about certain common autistic traits as soulless, unfeeling, inhuman, etc., always with the serene confidence that nobody in their circles will find that bothersome
July 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Robotech, this was clearly designed to be piloted by a Zentradi.
June 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Robotech, this was clearly designed to be piloted by a Zentradi.
4. Not noticing nonverbal communications is mistaken for being being indifferent to their contents.
5. A lot of us don't instinctively use things like facial expression or tone of voice to convey emotion.
5. A lot of us don't instinctively use things like facial expression or tone of voice to convey emotion.
May 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
4. Not noticing nonverbal communications is mistaken for being being indifferent to their contents.
5. A lot of us don't instinctively use things like facial expression or tone of voice to convey emotion.
5. A lot of us don't instinctively use things like facial expression or tone of voice to convey emotion.
Couple things I think.
1. A lot of us are highly reserved by nature.
2. If your emotional reactions are atypical, there's strong incentive to hide them.
3. Widespread cultural attitude that rationality, objectivity, etc. are cold, machinelike traits, and those who have them are less human.
1. A lot of us are highly reserved by nature.
2. If your emotional reactions are atypical, there's strong incentive to hide them.
3. Widespread cultural attitude that rationality, objectivity, etc. are cold, machinelike traits, and those who have them are less human.
May 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Couple things I think.
1. A lot of us are highly reserved by nature.
2. If your emotional reactions are atypical, there's strong incentive to hide them.
3. Widespread cultural attitude that rationality, objectivity, etc. are cold, machinelike traits, and those who have them are less human.
1. A lot of us are highly reserved by nature.
2. If your emotional reactions are atypical, there's strong incentive to hide them.
3. Widespread cultural attitude that rationality, objectivity, etc. are cold, machinelike traits, and those who have them are less human.
Of course they were; it's just a common way autistic people engage with fantasy and science fiction. We never needed trading cards for that.
May 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Of course they were; it's just a common way autistic people engage with fantasy and science fiction. We never needed trading cards for that.
It not only gives me better results, I now feel less frustrated and disempowered by failure- when I fail to block I can quickly see WHY I failed and how to improve, instead of thinking "What does the game even want me to do?" Night and day difference for me, I'm having so much more fun now!
May 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
It not only gives me better results, I now feel less frustrated and disempowered by failure- when I fail to block I can quickly see WHY I failed and how to improve, instead of thinking "What does the game even want me to do?" Night and day difference for me, I'm having so much more fun now!
Also a lot of online leftists decided that unhip autistic nerds were a reactionary class to be crushed and that colors their attitudes towards technology because of who tends to work in that field.
May 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Also a lot of online leftists decided that unhip autistic nerds were a reactionary class to be crushed and that colors their attitudes towards technology because of who tends to work in that field.