Fuck AI

And no, it is not my intention to continually pathologize autism as a defect. Haven't you just spent ages doing exactly that?

I think religious mysticism is associated with schizophrenia specifically. There was actually a great ted talk about the role of schizophrenic people in societies in the past. Sadly though I am not of the opinion that religion is a force for good in modern society. It's been used to control people an awful lot, and ultimately creates distortions in the way you see reality. Some religions are worse than others obviously, but I don't think any are truly good. Religion is frequently used as a reason to keep people in slavery, not to remove them from it.

I think the mainstay of autistic people in current society seems to be as scientists, computer workers, and academics. Occasionally musicians, artists and performers though those often aren't treated that well in society unfortunately. Many end up unemployed, in prison, or in social housing and so on.

We need to find a way to make a society that benefits everyone instead of just the people at the top of the hierarchy. Doing that is extremely difficult. Society is full of alignment problems where what's best for you is harmful for everyone else, especially for those at the top. There is a reason people at the top of society have more ASPD traits than others. Theoretically people with ASPD (those who used to be termed sociopaths and psychopaths) used to and probably could play an actual positive role in society, but because of alignment issues they are funneled into either prison, the military, or as business leaders and politicians who do damage untold to the general population.