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Looks like everyone here shares either my interpretation or a very similar one. If you truly feel misunderstood, you should write better instead.
Is poking fun at friends and family really so entirely out of vogue that I need to explain further? Sincere question.
Kinda, yeah. I thought I was in another community entirely.
Sorry about that, didn’t realize what community I was in.
So you'll just continue being ignorant somewhere else? You really need to check in with your behaviour around other people.
I behave as is contextually appropriate without issue and offering my two cents to an online autism support group is just… not. There is a fair amount of subtext missed or misunderstood, given this setting and audience, and I’m not looking to offend people searching for support and camaraderie with hyperbole taken literally. Anything else I can say would appear patronizing or offensive, but suffice it to say that I’m genuinely not rude in person.