Isn't Data's whole identity based around making himself more palatable?

This is funny but I'm not sure how logical (🫣) it is. Is Spock autistic? He's just..(half)Vulcan? Doing Vulcan things. Any autistic traits he demonstrates would be kind of projection wouldn't it? That said, I understand allegory exists but I doubt this sort of thing would have been intentional by Gene Roddenberry. (I'm very fun at parties 😆)

Which Spock? A big part of Spock's character development post TOS was starting to be more himself and less what others expected him to be.

If Spock never masks, why does he act so different in ‘The Cage’ huh?

“Act more like this fictional character” said no decent therapist, ever.