Another thing that jumps out is the way he equates holding down a job with having a life of value. In this commenter’s view, I am a high-functioning Autistic because I can hyperfocus on something that makes money. Autistic passions that aren’t moneymaking are, as he says, “trivial” and “irrelevant.” That word irrelevant is also particularly striking—it’s as if the Autistic person’s own feelings and pleasure do not matter at all, only how their life is received by others.
Capitalism is the worst
