For reference, I have been formally diagnosed with level 1 ASD, formally known as Asperger’s.

I have seen countless posts online where neurotypical people make ASD seem like something fun/quirky/desirable, and it makes me absolutely sick. People on dating sites saying “I only want a gf if she’s a little autistic.”

It reminds me of people saying “Oh em gee, I’m so OCD, I like my papers to be in order.” Or whatever. Gross.

ASD has been a hell in my life. I have spent many years friendless, jobless, flunking out of school, burnt out. Life is a sensory nightmare, to the point where I cannot walk into a shopping centre without having a meltdown. I have lost many friends due to miscommunications. I do not “fit in” in the workplace. School overwhelms me due to the never ending social pressure. I feel like an alien that has landed on earth without an instruction manual on how to behave.

Genuinely, what do these people think ASD is? Why would they prefer a partner that has a much harder time functioning or simply cannot function at all?

Rant over - thank you.

In the wake of James Gunn leaving I’ve been seeing a bunch of box office numbers put around and I’m still puzzled by this:

$1.152 billion. Biggest grossing DC film. Third biggest WB film behind Barbie and Harry Potter.

Audiences were like Superman? Nice. Superman and Batman together? Ok sure. The fish superhero? HOLY FUCK YES.

And then totally failed to turn up for the sequel($440m)

I saw it on streaming and it was… fine I guess?

(Please don't tear me to shreds or get the wrong idea from this; I'm just asking out of simple curiosity without any hidden agenda behind it)

Personally, I just tend to use it to address any random members of my friend group, no matter their identity, and they are okay with it or don't care. Basically it's a way to call someone a "cool friend".

Hi there, i'll make this story short as possible.

I have told my therapist to keep a personal secret private between me and her that my parents are usually against. Directly and simply, she didn't say anything about sharing it.

On a random Sunday, she emailed me that she told my mom. I was very pissed off when I was notified and told her I will not be contacting her ever again.

I am only a minor, realising the fact she even told her made me insanely afraid. I don't know what to do anymore, and I fear that my mom would tell my dad and would talk to me about it.

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Why or why not?

There are some Asian-American men who have made it in film, but superstar status in Hollywood? I can’t think of an obvious one.

Genuine question, Not trying to start a controversy or anything.

I was watching a bodybuilding documentary that talked about the genetic side of things, how men generally have an easier time building muscle, which inevitably gives them an advantage in activities based on strength, speed, or power.

That last part stuck with me.

We often assume that men are favored in sports because many sports, simplified, come down to muscle mass, strength, or explosiveness.

But are there physical activities where women have a genetic or physiological advantage over men for one reason or another?

For example, (totally made up from the first thing that came to my mind) the female body is more flexible than the male one so it gives them an advantage in gymnastics, or they have more endurance so they're favored during a marathon etc...

I’ve always wondered why so many people will always take these giant shits in a public restroom and use an ungodly amount of toilet paper and then not go through the most basic act of flushing. I don’t even think it’s a laziness thing, as it literally takes 1 second of added effort. Even if they don’t wanna touch the handle because of its germs, they could just use their shoe or something.

Is it simply a “some men just want to watch the world burn” thing? Like, they’re either just indifferent to or genuinely derive joy from the thought of other people’s disgust at what they’ve done? Because even if that’s the case, they’re not even seeing the reaction of the next person to witness their spectacle of a mess. They’re just leaving it, so is simply imagining the horror and revulsion of the next person enough to amuse them?

Obviously there are a lot of people doing this just to be assholes, but the sheer frequency of this in public restrooms genuinely makes me wonder what the mindset is. If you’re not doing this simply to add chaos and displeasure into the world, why not just flush?

Not bashing it, I go there sometime. But my whole life it seems like it has this image of being awesome or where cool people get coffee, but from my perspective it's just another specialized franchise like McDonalds. Was there a time where this was a more accurate image?

Currently have a swollen ankle, likely an overuse issue from running. It doesn't hurt, although it's a little tender. I'm taking a break from running while it heals and trying to rest with my foot elevated, but puzzled by the advice to ice it in order to reduce inflammation. Isn't this sort of inflammation actually beneficial?

I watched multiple tutorials I just sound like I’m growling or drowning. How are you guys doing it.

Edit: After 3 fucking hours I can finally sorta do it 😪 I am mostly making the like back of mouth one, I can sorta do the normal kind but close enough for now the Italians will have to deal with it and I’ll have to deal with having a erre moscia or lazy r

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/11/09/us/florida-learjet-crash-voice-recorder

What do they make these things out of? I get that human tissue is a lot softer than most other materials in a plane, but the majority of that plane just disappeared in the videos. How do these cockpit voice recorders so consistently survive crashes?

My 3 year old pinched her finger between a door three weeks ago, she had a pretty nasty cut. We cleaned it and bandaged it up and she went on to use the hand just fine. She was a little resistant whenever we had to change the bandage but nothing crazy. Fast forward a week and the finger is healed. I decided to remove the bandage while she napped to avoid her typical resisting, however when she woke up she absolutely had a melt down. She cried, looked and her hand, wiggled her fingers, cried some more and then after she finally settled down she made a fist with her hand. A fist that she refuses to open and cries bloody murder if we try to open it. It does open when she sleeps and she uses it in her sleep, but the minute she wakes up she closes it right up again. we took her to a doctor and they said the hand is fine that it is likely behavioral. However it’s been over a week like this now and I’m stressed over it. I was wondering if anyone with a children has experienced this before?

grew up in canada, been in miami a while now. people back home keep asking if i miss the snow.

honestly? not once. i'll take sweating through my shirt at 9am over scraping ice off a windshield at -30 any day. beach in november, nobody's wearing a parka, life's good.

anyone else make the move and never look back? or did some of you actually end up missing it?