This is an area where you can make use of people's fear of BEVs.
I found a VW ID.4 that had been sold new 6 months earlier, and had less than 2,000 miles on the odometer, for $10,000 below MSRP sticker price. $22,000 less than the local VW dealer was selling them new.
Because it was so new, with so few miles, my credit union financed it at the new car interest rate, saving me 0.75% on the interest.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/11/biden-climate-bill-inflation-reduction-act
If you are thinking about buying an electric car, just be aware dealers have marked these up by $10K thereby negating the rebate and you still pay an extra ~$2500. The Capitalists really do want to kill the planet.
#EVs
#RebateMarkUps
#CapitalistGreed
The lettuce might be a little wilted, but to balance that out, the croutons are *really* crunchy!
X I don't recognize ableist language until I sit and think about it for a bit
Musk is on Musk's side - first, last, always, only.
I'm balancing precariously on the slash mark in each of those lines. It could go either way, in the blink of an eye.
Thinking about the three spectrums of wellness, which are baked into how we experience the world:
I am broken/ I am whole.
I am at risk/ I am safe.
I am lost/ I am home.
How are you doing?
@actuallyautistic
re: Long - sharing self reflection and asking for your own experiences
I may be misinterpreting, but it reads as if your version of masking is to get your emotional response cues from others.
*Everyone else is excited about this, for me to fit in I must be excited, too.*
There are situations where I fall back on a script, but that's where the emotions are either too big, or too intensely personal for me to respond. Like someone tells me their loved one died.
I interpret it as "Yes, actually, I *am* autistic."
So what's the idea behind using the #ActuallyAutistic hashtag?
It feels unwelcoming to me. Like I shouldn't engage here if I'm not autistic enough. I'm second guessing my own experiences less by the day, but from what I've heard almost everyone with late diagnosis have felt gaslit and left out throughout their lives. With all the self doubt that entails, seeing people proclaiming they're *actually* autistic feels like yet another "you don't belong here".
He may not know, to be able to answer. For me, camouflage is my first reaction, without even thinking about it. It's only later that I can examine it and think "Oh, yeah, I did that." And before I knew about myself, I didn't even do that.
@robrecht @tickles @actuallyautistic now that you mention it, I know an autist who is very argumentative, acts like an asshole and as a result attracts conflict like shit attracts flies. Counterpoint: is he actually masking?
I've always considered him to be no masking or low masking. I guess I'll have to ask.
Hello @actuallyautistic π
I've just recently created this account to connect with other autistic individuals and micro blog about my experiences.
I'm Kim, a 37yro guy from Sweden; a burnt out programmer, artist, music lover, science nerd, gamer, dog owner and cancer survivor. I love to draw little comics and trying my darnest to make a video game.
#ActuallyAutistic seems like a wonderful community and I'm looking forward to engaging with you. Feel free to ask me anything!
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.