Have I reached the uncanny valley?

[DevilKisses]

When I was younger, people were pretty patronizing. It drove me crazy and caused a lot of self esteem issues. Now that I'm older I'm not really dealing with patronizing people.

I just notice that people are grumpy, boring and disengaged around me. I sometimes notice that those people are more friendly at first and go sour later.

I wonder if it has to do with looking more NT. When I was younger I might have looked like a sassy special needs girl. Now I look like a normal girl who seems a bit off.

 

[Tom]

When I was younger, people were pretty patronizing. It drove me crazy and caused a lot of self esteem issues. Now that I'm older I'm not really dealing with patronizing people.

I just notice that people are grumpy, boring and disengaged around me. I sometimes notice that those people are more friendly at first and go sour later.

I wonder if it has to do with looking more NT. When I was younger I might have looked like a sassy special needs girl. Now I look like a normal girl who seems a bit off.

It depends upon the situation, but in many typical environments (like at work, going about their routine, etc.) many if not most people fit some or all of the grumpy, boring and disengaged description. It's partially due to individual personalities but also a result of the deadening routine of life. If you find a group that is not, consider yourself lucky or check what's in their water supply.

 

[Progster]

People are concerned with their own lives and their own problems and don't really notice other people outside of this very much, in my experience. They don't want to deal with other people, don't want new friends and don't want to deal with other people's problems. So they just go along and don't make the effort.