What do you call the Autistic person that will warn people something disastrous they are doing, they still do it, the Autistic person is vindicated for the 1000th time, and the cycle repeats because nothing was learned?
Maybe this is somewhat niche. I am referring to my previous job trauma where I worked at a corporation with the dumbest, circlejerking IT "system analysts" (used ChatGPT to write broken PowerShell scripts that never worked, and they were running in production) I have ever dealt with.
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I would love to be that guy one day
I'm there with you. I love helping.
I don't know if I feel 'wise' necessarily, though I do know a lot about tech-related stuff that I get asked questions about a lot by friends and co-workers. My largest drive to accomplish tasks is if I'm helping somebody. A person says "hey I can't find this rare/niche thing I am trying to pirate online", I know where to find it. "I need a volunteer for this booth on Saturday" and if my schedule is open, I am there 100%. So sometimes wisdom, sometimes just reliable and extra willing to help. Even if it takes me hours of searching to do it.
I think it's part of the enhanced empathy many people on the spectrum report feeling. If I can make someone else's life easier or make someone happy and also feel useful, it just naturally seems that's what I should want to do.
Of course, I don't do that for everyone, but outside of people I actively dislike, it applies to strangers irl and online too.
I feel this. I have come to realize that I really love helping. I assumed it was some kind of trauma response to childhood, but that never really jived with my recollections. I like the idea that it's frankly just something I enjoy because of bigly empathy. Thanks for this point of view.
I feel more like Cassandra tbh