Legit every time someone from the US says “indian” and it’s not immediately obvious in context, I ask “do you mean people from India, or Native Americans?”

Sir/Ma’am/Enby, this is a shitpost.

Too Dumb to Be a Cop

That’s unpossible.

I my experience, the oldest child is forced to mature faster by being required to perform childcare duties, especially in families with many children.

Younger siblings basically “get to be a kid” longer than older ones.

This is unfair to both older and younger siblings for a myriad of reasons, but both are a failure of parenting, and society as a whole. The parents should not be forcing the dynamic, and society should not be putting parents in a position where they feel they have to.

As for “feeling immature” as an adult… That is entirely dependent on what you measure maturity by. My wife and I sing nonsense tunes at each other, sometimes just look up and go “QUACK!” for no reason. We have gone to a playground to go swinging. We have gone outside to play in the snow.

I didn’t get my first job without my mother’s help until 20. I didn’t get my license until 26. I didn’t get my first full time job until 33. I absolutely hate going to a store at all, let alone by myself. Although if I’m being honest I would rather go by myself since it’s faster and less chance of my wife grabbing 10 extra things because we passed the aisle and she went something snack-y.

Remember, “Autism Spectrum Disorder” is, as the name implies, a spectrum. As such everyone is on it. Most people are gathered in a general area area (the people who would be considered “normal” by someone who has a more traditional old way of thinking) I personally believe I’m a little further toward the “autism” side, based on a bunch of comparing my personal experience with others who are diagnosed. I don’t believe it’s that big a deal for me, as I am fully capable of functioning on my own as an adult.

A bit of armchair psychology, I’d wager you’re a bit like my wife and due to narcissistic and withholding parents you likely need more reassurance than the average person. This isn’t a failure on your part at all, and it’s not a “developmental disability” it’s just a bit of childhood trauma.

To answer more directly:

In my opinion, yes eldest siblings often mature faster. Feeling immature is probably normal, and maturity is a pretty vague notion in general. ASD in general isn’t as big a deal as many people think. If you’ll forgive me for saying so, your family kind of sucks.

If it had been a “violent riot”, the murderers would have never left the street alive.

Gotta shift those goalposts.

I’m sure if we ever manage to organize a national, indefinite strike, there will still be people like this saying it’s not real action so it’s irrelevant.

Some people won’t be happy until they see bodies of dead Americans in a bloody civil war, but they just don’t have the courage to come out and say it.

That description was just… chef’s kiss

Their funds are as deep as the administration feels like they are. Probably up to and including armed robbery of citizens at gunpoint if things keep going. Think “nazis ripping fillings out” type of “we need to fund ICE”

GROND

Yes, our taxes are paying for repairs.

Now now, let’s not pretend that you’ll go straight to jail.

First they audit you for two years, combing through every single thing while causing constant stress, and then you go to jail.

Because you didn’t keep that receipt from the Amish store where you got snacks on a road trip.

One dog > 5 humans

“but whatabout…”

It’s a goal if you’re so fucking disgustingly rich you can buy a private island and haven’t seen the poors since your office was close enough to them you could faintly make out a small dot.

Because you’ll have enough wealth to survive the shit storm, and then there’s nothing those dirty plebians can do to stop you from basically deciding how things run from now on in your little corner.

I’m making an assumption here that you aren’t disgustingly rich and therefore the thought of “fuck 8 billion other people if I get mine” didn’t come naturally to you.

I mean, yeah, being required to do something or else you’ll be starving and homeless is pretty fucked up and worthy of a day being ruined.

But it’s exactly like that.

I mean, you can but then you’ll also be one of the dead ones, labeled a terrorist, and your family will receive death threats.

I’ve been typing iSSe when talking to my friends.

SNW Entire season 1

Also episode 1 of lower Decks again while showing a friend the show

I also played star trek armada if you count that as “consuming star trek media”

Many of us are resisting, but there’s so much more in the way of organizing in the US that isn’t a problem in other countries.

I’d love for us to band together like I see France doing. Shut down entire cities just by simply being in the street protesting.

However, it’s a lot harder to get people together on something when half the people who want to help are one paycheck from being homeless and starving or dying from their untreated illness without Healthcare.

It’s harder to organize when the people who want to organize are spread out over 300 million square miles.

It’s harder to organize when historically any left-leaning group is constantly hounded by the Alphabet Squad (fbi/nsa/dhs/etc) and Republicans will abandon their guns before letting performative gasp a black man have one.

Many of us are resisting, but when 1/3 of the population is cheering this shit on, 1/3 can’t be bothered to make up their minds, and the entire system stacked against the remaining 1/3 that will at least vote for a chance at change.

Personally I’m helping network immigrants and their families near me so they have a plan of action if something happens and they need to leave quickly, physically protesting when I can, training firearms with some of the LGBT people I know, and trying to get some of the “on the fence” crowd I know to see reason.

It’s not much, but it’s what I can do without becoming just some dead nut job in the street.