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Because 90% of geeks have /self-diagnosed/ themselves as having aspergers and they take any criticism of it as a personal attack on them and their "illness". D
by pstack 13y ago
Because 90% of geeks have /self-diagnosed/ themselves as having aspergers and they take any criticism of it as a personal attack on them and their "illness".
Don't worry, something else will come along that is way more trendy in a few years and these same people will move on to claiming they have that, instead.
(Obviously not claiming autism itself is not real and not a legitimate and difficult problem to deal with. I shouldn't have to disclaim this, but I'm obviously talking about the Slashdot type crowd that has convinced themselves that because they are detail oriented and are sometimes awkward in crowds, they have aspergers and constantly talk about it.)
- nknighthb 13y agoI have been professionally diagnosed as having Asperger's, and I downvoted it because it was a shitty, uninformed, insulting comment. Exactly the same reason I've downvoted your comments.
- pyre 13y agoOr you could just chalk it up to the fact that the post was a "shoot from the hip" post that was channelling a bunch of rage against Big Pharma and psychiatry while containing very little in the way of facts. Not only that, but Big Pharma has no horse in the race as there is no drug to sell here.
- eliasmacpherson 13y agoThe remaining 10% of geeks who have more sense than that, have been diagnosed by their friends and or families. It can be used as a stick to control them, so I can see why it provokes a reaction.