Drekaridill comments on Humans being bros

[–] Drekaridill@lemmy.wtf 56 points 9 months ago (6 children)

I understand why this is supposed to be wholesome, but when I was an autistic child, a stranger sitting next to me while I was eating was easily in my top 5 nightmare scenarios.

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[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Maybe if the right stranger sits next to you, it would be different, no?

I am not autistic, but the attitude of a stranger makes a big difference if I get the ick or not. I would guess that it is applicable to everyone, but that the pool of acceptable stranger varies from person to person.

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[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 3 points 9 months ago

That's very true. There are people, even strangers who feel nice, warm and comfortable to sit next to, while others absolutely don't, even if they're nice and all.

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[–] Drekaridill@lemmy.wtf 1 point 9 months ago

Not to me, but that's probably due to the undiagnosed anxiety disorder I had as well

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[+] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 5 points 9 months ago (1 child)

I used to spend my lunch always moving through the hallways because if I settled into a quiet space almost always people would come to disturb me

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[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

When my high school allowed me to work in their mail room instead of having to be in the lunch room was the best.

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[–] Pazintach@piefed.social 3 points 9 months ago*

Even if I'm not autistic, some coworker wanted to join me at the table just because I eat alone was a nightmare scenario for me too. Even worse if they wanted to talk. I just wanted to enjoy my lunch in peace.