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The fact you see it like this makes me feel you're not autistic, maybe even enjoying company with people
When's the last time you said something normal and had everyone smirk at the same time or pause for awkwardly long moment just for every following interaction of you to be made a joke in the group or to be isolated or not invited from any meetings as to not ruin it
I don't really know how you see the world but it can't be that positively if you don't value respect, so i only hang out with kind people, that yes also do the same awkward reactions but followed with care and love instead, which makes it feel forced at times because it's the only type of reaction, kindness
Not having to consider all of this is much more mentally calming and not as tiresome to deal with from managing people's feelings as well, and i've grown to only see human interaction as bodily need to satisfy every now and then rather than something to look forwards to