Meriasek
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A somewhat interesting take I've seen recently considers the root cause of all the crazy "SJWism" and "feminism" and whatnot as a physiological issue similar to autism and Asperger's Syndrome, and I felt that there was a tiny bit of merit to it. The autism spectrum (not the meme tismo spectrum, but the actual disorder) often causes the afflicted to have trouble with understanding emotions, social cues, and social interactions, and often the afflicted show a lack of understanding of emotions and rely on a purely rational basis.
The argument is that those in the extreme "SJW" corner are somewhat similar in that regard, but in a sort of reversed way; they lack a fundamental understanding of rational and logical aspects, and rely purely on emotional and social bases.
Now of course that is a gross oversimplification given the wide range the autism spectrum (where nobody would accuse CWC or whoever of being overly rational), and also of the wide range of the SJW movement in general, but it is a bit of an interesting thought nonetheless. Around here it's commonly accepted to call everyone and the kitchen sink a tarded autist, of course, but among the general population and using more "normie" definitions, those in the SJW movement who are not already self-diagnosing with the tismo for victim points are not generally considered to be autistic, and are instead taken somewhat seriously.
But what if autism/Asperger's and "SJWism" at large are two sides of the same coin? A physiological issue manifesting with lack of mental abilities in one way or the other, emotional or rational? What if the emotional equivalent of the tismo has always been common in the population, but social pressure (working especially well on those purely guided by social interaction and not by rationality) has kept them sticking to conformity until only recently?
As I said, it is absolutely a massive oversimplification given the wide range the autism disorder and those on the general SJW movement, but I just found this to be a somewhat interesting shower thought.
What if the root of current year "progressivism" isn't actual progressivism, but a mental disorder spectrum that is the functional reverse of hyperrational autism?
What if the functional analogs of tismos stopped being suppressed by the more emotionally/rationally balanced majority of society and started to force their hyperemotional ways unto the general populace?
Yes, I know we all consider the more extreme members of said movements to be severely autistic already, but let's consider that being hyperemotional is far more commonly encountered and brushed off as merely "normal" than being unemotional.
Ok, lots of words for something actually simple, I guess? Gimme all the puzzle pieces already. And then discuss, because I don't actually know enough about the actual autism spectrum disorder and how it works and what it does to actually evaluate this idea properly. I'm sure one can come up with a lot of explanations using brain hemispheres and amygdala and lizard brains and shit, but that still sounds rather laymen-y and oversimplified.
The argument is that those in the extreme "SJW" corner are somewhat similar in that regard, but in a sort of reversed way; they lack a fundamental understanding of rational and logical aspects, and rely purely on emotional and social bases.
Now of course that is a gross oversimplification given the wide range the autism spectrum (where nobody would accuse CWC or whoever of being overly rational), and also of the wide range of the SJW movement in general, but it is a bit of an interesting thought nonetheless. Around here it's commonly accepted to call everyone and the kitchen sink a tarded autist, of course, but among the general population and using more "normie" definitions, those in the SJW movement who are not already self-diagnosing with the tismo for victim points are not generally considered to be autistic, and are instead taken somewhat seriously.
But what if autism/Asperger's and "SJWism" at large are two sides of the same coin? A physiological issue manifesting with lack of mental abilities in one way or the other, emotional or rational? What if the emotional equivalent of the tismo has always been common in the population, but social pressure (working especially well on those purely guided by social interaction and not by rationality) has kept them sticking to conformity until only recently?
As I said, it is absolutely a massive oversimplification given the wide range the autism disorder and those on the general SJW movement, but I just found this to be a somewhat interesting shower thought.
What if the root of current year "progressivism" isn't actual progressivism, but a mental disorder spectrum that is the functional reverse of hyperrational autism?
What if the functional analogs of tismos stopped being suppressed by the more emotionally/rationally balanced majority of society and started to force their hyperemotional ways unto the general populace?
Yes, I know we all consider the more extreme members of said movements to be severely autistic already, but let's consider that being hyperemotional is far more commonly encountered and brushed off as merely "normal" than being unemotional.
Ok, lots of words for something actually simple, I guess? Gimme all the puzzle pieces already. And then discuss, because I don't actually know enough about the actual autism spectrum disorder and how it works and what it does to actually evaluate this idea properly. I'm sure one can come up with a lot of explanations using brain hemispheres and amygdala and lizard brains and shit, but that still sounds rather laymen-y and oversimplified.
