Embed this noticekaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Friday, 24-May-2024 14:24:49 JST
kaiamaybe Hitler was autistic. he was very smart, longed for the order of the military, had trouble with fitting in everywhere, had interpersonal difficulties, played roles all the time, loved dogs, had phases of deep depression, had areas of intense interest and hyperfocus :IstinaThink:
@KuteboiCoder I didn't know he had a seizure disorder :FernPeek2: the gas attack and Parkinsonism sure. Parkinson's also heightens your risk of seizures
during one of his spells as a teenager, he had a German psychiatrist do experimental hypnotherapy and tell him he was a survivor and would a famous important man in the future
I think his single-hearted pursuit of being the savior and leader of Europe, for decades and his entire adult life... like, anybody else would have realized at the get-go it was an unrealistic goal, gotten discouraged, chased pussy, lost pussy, sniffed and drank away his money from time to time, tried and failed and different career paths, etc. Lamebrain normie shit
The Taiping War (in China) was the equivalent and led to the downfall of the Qing, just as WWI & WWII led to the downfall of countless European monarchies (basically almost all of them). The Taiping leader had similar delusions of grandeur so the comparison is striking
@raccoon he constantly said "it will only take a moment to take my life", "only 5 minutes", already in the 20s and 30s, and he almost shot himself after the failed coup attempt. Frau Hanfstaengl kept him from doing it and dropped his gun into a vase.
@EmoIsDeadAndSoAmI both the first and the second. if he was autistic, he'd feel safer in a heavily regulated hierarchical environment. and he'd wish society was like this. this would also explain his overly simplistic views on society and the causes of the issues: people who will not adhere to the regulations by being "the other".
@kaia >longed for the order of the military You mean autistic in the sense that he preferred interaction among heavily enforced rules as opposed to "free" interactions? Or a preference for a heavily ordered society? Or some /k/ind of hyperfocus with the military?
@kaia I mean neurological skill trees do impact ideological preferences no doubt. NT normies are interested in that society *works*, while autistics are interested *how* society works (so they prefer radical ideas and explanations like Marxism and pseudo-radical ones like Fascism or extreme proprietarianism ("Anarchocapitalism")) ADHDers are often anarchists, as they oppose unjust power and unjust authority because complete self-regulation and self-discipline is usually the best way to live well
@kaia@KuteboiCoder Parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease are not the same thing and should not be used interchangeably. I don't care that much but I'm letting you know before some neurologist tears your head off
firstly difficulties in life created by autism (problems making friends, having relationships, struggled at work, with stress and family) can directly cause depression.
secondarily the brain chemistry of people with autism is different, also contributing.
thirdly autistic people often have difficulties with self-monitoring, not realizing what causes their depression.
fourthly and lastly learned evasion strategies to avoid uncomfortable situations prevent patients who realize their issues to take positive action.