she/they, proud autistic jewish socialist lesbian
@shootwhatsmyname Two parts, the easier to chew is that Microphones are basically just speakers wired backwards.
The second part is Solar Panels are basically just LEDs wired backwards.
(In both cases there’s a lot of design work around them to make them better at one task than the other, but the technology is still the same)
@lauha @shootwhatsmyname Special interests
@SuddenDownpour Pathologizing aside, this matches up with another thing I’ve seen pointed out as an autistic trait that backs this up: value based identity vs group based identity.
Allistics typically tie their identity up in the groups they’re a part of: family, work, church, town/city/state, etc
Autistics tie our identity up in our values: what we do, impacts we’ve made, accomplishments tied to our values
This is why you hear things like “snitches get stitches” because group loyalty is considered more critically important than values, or how we’re seen as turning on the group when we call out how the group could be improved.
This would especially make sense in the mentioned study because when you take away the group it takes away the impact to their identity while our identities don’t care if someone is watching.
@Murdoc Oh yeah! And that’s how “regenerative braking” works!