I got 36% German, 33% Autistic.
I didn't think I was that normal, but here we are.
Am I German or Autistic?
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#162Posting my result here in case you want to see the different results without redoing the test: German 47% - Autistic 47% Wittgenstein was Austrian, which is close enough. He was also, by most accounts, someone whose relationship to social convention was at best functional and at worst a source of significant suffering to himself and everyone around him. He rewrote philosophy twice. The first time by establishing what…
Neither Somehow.
German 29%, Autistic 22%
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#163Posting my result here in case you want to see the different results without redoing the test: German 47% - Autistic 47% Wittgenstein was Austrian, which is close enough. He was also, by most accounts, someone whose relationship to social convention was at best functional and at worst a source of significant suffering to himself and everyone around him. He rewrote philosophy twice. The first time by establishing what…
I got the very same 47/47. What if it's always giving that?
It's not, I'm 36/44.
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#164Question 9 imho is the most German one ("When someone says 'we should get coffee sometime,' you understand this to mean:"). It depends on context a bit obviously, but most Germans are sincere about it. You either propose coffee or you don't. However, there's a subset of Germans who seem to propose coffee and then don't follow up themselves, but it's not just a phrase. If you are the one to follow up, they'd join you.…
It's the whims of emotion - in the moment a person says it it can be quite sincere, as that's their genuine mood in that instance, but later on the mood passes and the effort involved in arranging something outweighs the desire. In that sense it does communicate something: I like and have enjoyed your company in this moment. Flippant of course, but not too dastardly.
Maybe Germans are emotionally more stable to know that the statement will hold true in the future, when they say it now.
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#166Question 9 imho is the most German one ("When someone says 'we should get coffee sometime,' you understand this to mean:"). It depends on context a bit obviously, but most Germans are sincere about it. You either propose coffee or you don't. However, there's a subset of Germans who seem to propose coffee and then don't follow up themselves, but it's not just a phrase. If you are the one to follow up, they'd join you.…
That was the one I struggled the most with.
I generally mean social invitations sincerely, and expect that other people do too, but also my social anxiety leaves me somewhat relieved if we don't follow through.
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#168I got 36% German, 33% Autistic. I didn't think I was that normal, but here we are.
Same here. 36% German, 31% Autistic. Funny thing is, I am actually German. I wonder how many Germans would be classified as German via this survey
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#169Earlier quoted context omitted.
Occasionally things will happen that you can't account for. I agree. But from my perspective, the added example story was somewhat in your control. You just optimized for the wrong things. Of course this is easier in hindsight too. Had you not run out of fuel, would you have missed the traffic too? My fuel tank is always full. I fill it when it gets about 1/2 empty so that I am not caught stranded because I never kno…
It's likely I would have missed the traffic jams had I not had the fuel incident, since this was 5AM, roads were empty at the time. And yes, everything is under our control and nothing is. It's a matter of perspective. Everyone prioritizes, since we have limited time. We choose what we do with that time. Just that, some people, sometimes me included, have such a time debt that sucks their time that it spills into the…
Considering the site we are, treat your effort/time debt as tech debt.
You appear to be past the point where it's beneficial, and should focus on reducing it to improve your life. Granted this is easily stated when I have no real context.
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#170Regarding punctuality I miss the option: “A moral obligation from my side, but I don’t care if others arrive late to an appointment with me”
The test doesn't have masochist as result
it's called putting yourself to higher standards then you think are reasonable to force random 3rd parties too even through you would appreciate it if they also had similar high standards
has nothing to do with masochism but all with realizing that you live in a society and can't just force your preferred social norms unilaterally on other, even if you can nudge people in a direction, in hope society will change in the future