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If you had the choice to keep autism spectrum disorder or remove it completely which would you choose? This would change who you are so I have another question that adds on, let's say this is a reversible method would you see the difference?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I see a lot of wrong in the world caused by people choosing to avoid "making a fuss" by playing along with social games and social authority.

Then people who don't (!) have special interests that consume their mind and soul that they can dive into for hours on end and forget the world.

Yes, the downsides are real and hard, but I feel light panic at the thought of losing the beauty of immersing myself completely. Or at becoming able to play along dishonestly with people's wrongs.