When people perform, talk about a topic whatever they shouldn't talk about their personal life.

[Tony Ramirez]

Like I meet my wife or my anniversary or college was great job or crap. Just play the damn music or the topic.

That is why I am watching more science talks and atheists like Alex O Connor and Neil Tyson. There is also a Japanese scientific I love I can't spell his name. Just facts nothing about their personal life or only and only if it's relevant and he doesn't go on and on. Even though they are married they don't go on about it in their topics.

Rant over. Go ahead roast my ass.

 

[Aspychata]

Sounds interesting. You can always post the science talks, etc. You may find other forum members have similar interests too.

 

[Tony Ramirez]

Will do when I get home

 

[thejuice]

Yeah the Cosmic Skeptic is unlikely to start awkwardly oversharing about his sexual conquests halfway through debating Richard Dawkins about the existence of God

 

[Coxhere]

Like I meet my wife or my anniversary or college was great job or crap. Just play the damn music or the topic.

That is why I am watching more science talks and atheists like Alex O Connor and Neil Tyson. There is also a Japanese scientific I love I can't spell his name. Just facts nothing about their personal life or only and only if it's relevant and he doesn't go on and on. Even though they are married they don't go on about it in their topics.

Rant over. Go ahead roast my ass.

Tony, I've not been an Aspies Central member very long but I've never seen anyone, including me, get "roasted." Some may not completely agree with some comments but, what I've found, is that everyone pretty much accepts other members' comments. And usually the responses to comments are supportive and caring.

There are a variety of subject areas where members can direct posts. One is for "general" posts. I think these can be more personal in nature. However, when the subject area has to do specifically with autistic topics and such, it might be better to not confuse the topic with more personal kinds of comments. So, I tend to agree with you.

 

[Tony Ramirez]

The worst was a pastor talking about loneness and being stuck in the same place aka not traveling meanwhile going on about his beautiful wife about going on a cruise then bringing up some dumbass excuse like getting stuck in the port or something then quoting Paul's scripture about loneness and being stuck like Paul was in prison. What a damn joke. I stopped listening to the video it was over 1 hour and a half then I thumb down the video and left a nasty comment.

 

[Jumpinbare]

As a kid, I was a serious Science Fiction junkie. I hated when the story would get into a character's mundane life details. I mean, really hated it. I would skim ahead to see when that part was over with and continue reading from there. If I had wanted soap opera or romance stuff, I wouldn't have been reading science fiction!!!

BTW, @Tony, I don't get into roasting people.

 

[Coxhere]

The worst was a pastor talking about loneness and being stuck in the same place aka not traveling meanwhile going on about his beautiful wife about going on a cruise then bringing up some dumbass excuse like getting stuck in the port or something then quoting Paul's scripture about loneness and being stuck like Paul was in prison. What a damn joke. I stopped listening to the video it was over 1 hour and a half then I thumb down the video and left a nasty comment.

It's better to not get involved in crap that you know will upset you. I rarely watch or listen to the "news" anymore because I know that I'll get really angry and upset. And I won't watch or listen to televangelists. . . .

 

[Tony Ramirez]

I'm deconstructing from the Christian faith. It's a long path, but it's happening whether I want to or not, in the end deconstructing is going to be better for my mental health.

 

[Jumpinbare]

I'm deconstructing from the Christian faith. It's a long path, but it's happening whether I want to or not, in the end deconstructing is going to be better for my mental health.

The actual Christian faith, according to Jesus Christ, is "To love God with all your heart mind and strength, and to love others as yourself".
So many people lose sight of this and end up practicing something very different, and that is what drives so many away. It isn't really fair to discard a way of life based on the people who are not following it.

 

[velociraptor]

Like I meet my wife or my anniversary or college was great job or crap. Just play the damn music or the topic.

Rant over. Go ahead roast my ass.

I celebrated my 25th wedding anniversary last week and I'm happy to share that a person can have ASD and still live a meaningful and loving life. If that upsets you, that's a you problem. That's not a problem I have any way to deal with.

 

[Coxhere]

I'm deconstructing from the Christian faith. It's a long path, but it's happening whether I want to or not, in the end deconstructing is going to be better for my mental health.

I think I understand what you're talking about. I grew up in a Pentecostal church where they told me that they had the "only way." It took me years to get out of their brainwashing. I've not looked back except, infrequently, in disgust.

If your pathway is anything like mine was, I can understand what you are doing takes a lot of courage and determination and perseverance. But you are seeing that your mental health is at stake.

I support you. I applaud you, Tony!

 

[Tony Ramirez]

Their brainwashing is that pray and things will get better, meanwhile when I do things always get much worse. Of course, they all grew up in loving families where "God" blessed them with everything from an education, love, employment, finance, meanwhile I always got the short end of the stick.

 

[velociraptor]

pray and things will get better

I've yet to see that happen. I sit down with pen and paper and figure out what's wrong and try to make a plan with smaller more achievable near-term goals and longer term, larger goals to make my life better. I am my own best resource. Always have been, always will be.

I always got the short end of the stick

I grew up in poverty with a single handicapped mom and chronic health problems most others never have to deal with. I've just had to do the best I can within my limitations. It turns out that if you do a little each day it really builds momentum over time and now I'm one of the people people point to and call "lucky". Well, maybe, I guess. My experience is that luck is usually something I have had to make for myself. It sure doesn't fall out of the sky and land on me.

 

[Dagan]

What Tony means is that he just wants to watch folks talk the science stuff and not go off on tangents where they talk about themselves half of the time.

Michio Kaku may be who you are also talking about, Tony..?

 

[velociraptor]

he just wants to watch folks talk the science stuff and not go off on tangents where they talk about themselves half of the time

I am interested in knowing about how people relate to science or art and how they use it in their personal lives. Helps me interact with others better when I am given more puzzle pieces.

 

[Coxhere]

Their brainwashing is that pray and things will get better, meanwhile when I do things always get much worse. Of course, they all grew up in loving families where "God" blessed them with everything from an education, love, employment, finance, meanwhile I always got the short end of the stick.

But those of us with "the short end of the stick" actually are better off. Those with the stick's long end are unsatisfied, unfulfilled, disillusioned, greedy, and wonder what life's supposed to be about. Those of us with the stick's short end go within and discover ourselves to be internally, privately, personally strong and we become self-aware. The supposed "elite" and "privileged" having done the hard, self-exploration work to discover who they truly are and where they actually fit into the larger world. In a word, they are and they remain "fake."

 

[velociraptor]

Those with the stick's long end are unsatisfied, unfulfilled, disillusioned, greedy, and wonder what life's supposed to be about.

Huh. That explains why I was so miserable last night paddling on a beautiful lake at dusk while enjoying nature.

I had no idea my happiness was making me so unhappy. Silly me.

 

[Dagan]

I've heard that you only need about $3.50 to get by in a lake formation like that.

 

[Coxhere]

Huh. That explains why I was so miserable last night paddling on a beautiful lake at dusk while enjoying nature.

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I had no idea my happiness was making me so unhappy. Silly me.

What a beautiful thing to be doing: paddling on a gorgeous lake and taking a photograph of the experience!