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@james

I may have done the same, because I just don't talk about my special interests. I geek out on my own, and if someone asks I say something minimizing, and clearly designed to cut off more questions.
I have many folders on my personal laptop, filled with stuff, and I have boxes of things in my bedroom closet that pay tribute to former (and maybe future) interests.

@miaoue @catswhocode @actuallyautistic

In memory of Little Miss, who lost her battle with kidney disease.

#DogsOfMastodon

@theautisticcoach

No, standing up to eat is a recipe for disaster. Sitting down, and where I have a sturdy flat place to put my plate / napkin / food container.

@actuallyautistic

@JeremyMallin

My opinion? You're looking for representation out there in the world.
I grew up in the 70s, in Utah, knowing I was gay. What I saw on TV and movies to represent me was damaged, broken, evil people. Not exactly aspirational. Things have improved since then, and in my gut I know it's important to see people like yourself.
No, it's not bad to look for representation.

@actuallyautistic

@Strandjunker

Careful - being in kindergarten could put you into Matt's age demographic.

@wdlindsy

No, they won't, because whatever they do has to also pass the Senate. It won't. This is performative nonsense, and Mikey knows it.

@willaful

I tend to keep personal information (and I consider this personal) to myself, or share it only with a very small group. Telling someone else, in my experience, lets them feel free to offer their opinions. About me. Unsolicited. I'm uncomfortable with that.

@filmfreak75 @actuallyautistic

@Tim_McTuffty

I'm happy my experience was useful for you, less so that it came after you'd had it so long.

@actuallyautistic

@bhawthorne

A co-worker of mine is determined, in a friendly way, to force me into small talk. When I need to go see him about something he wants me to greet, ask customary questions (How are you?) Habit on his part is to protest by saying "We don't sleep together, so you can't just demand." He stopped saying that - or laughs after he says it - because I responded with "That's not my fault, you're the straight one."

@filmfreak75 @actuallyautistic

@bluGill

Ah, so it was sarcasm, not an attack on @loops
Good to know.

@actuallyautistic @loops

@bluGill

What I'm getting from this is that you've never been in an airport. There's *always* a line at security. In the US, at Heathrow, at Munich airport, there's a line. Seen it with my own two eyes.

@actuallyautistic
@loops

@e_urq

And I *am* a big Biden booster, because the alternative is Trump. There's not a single thing that would be better with Trump in office - everything important to me and the people I care about would be so much worse.