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   myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Monday, 03-Mar-2025 21:04:35 JST myrmepropagandist

   I wish there were a socially acceptable way to tell people that one has problems picking up subtle social cues, hints etc.

   With most people I know well and get on with they eventually tell me something like “when I first met you I thought you hated me” or “I thought you were trying to make me look bad by correcting me”

   I don’t let this feedback just wash over me. Project “Less Obnoxious! more Approachable!” has been ongoing for decades. But, even still I can’t read minds.

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     myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Monday, 03-Mar-2025 21:04:34 JST myrmepropagandist

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     It’s especially frustrating when I discover someone thinks I’m doing something socially advanced and devious. I’m just struggling to seem normal, buddy. I don’t have the time, or the understanding of people required to plot anything against you. Just tell me what’s annoying. I do not know. Please just tell me. People are terrifying and inscrutable and I don’t want to be one of them in your life.

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     cuan_knaggs (mensrea@freeradical.zone)'s status on Monday, 03-Mar-2025 23:58:02 JST cuan_knaggs

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     @futurebird neurotypicals and their inability to communicate clearly. sigh

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     GreenSkyOverMe (Monika) (greenskyoverme@ohai.social)'s status on Monday, 03-Mar-2025 23:58:25 JST GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)

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     @futurebird This so much *le sigh*