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Why Do We Need a Cure?

Damojo

Topical these days is finding the "cause" of Autism with, one suspects, the goal of "curing" it or eradicating it. Would that make the world a better place?

How different is that from finding the cause and cure for being gay, being Black, being deaf, being anything other than white and "normal"? Why do the powers that be have such a desire to eliminate anything that is different from them? It's not new, of course; Eugenics has been around for quite some time.

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  • I think it depends. If you have no pain, a happy life and support, then fine.

    If you have autoimmune issues from the stress, dark thoughts, can't work, have communication problems, etc. you might think it is a bit less fine.

    I think it may also depend if you knew about your status early and could avoid burnouts. Or if you got to enjoy the dysfunctional thinking, screwed up your relationships, did less well than you could have done and have had dark periods, you might view it a bit less favourably. Being depressed on a regular basis is not great, nor is breaking down in front of someone due to complete overload.

    I'd keep the thinking style as it suits technology, but I'd be happy if they could remove the negative bits.

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  • I think it depends. If you have no pain, a happy life and support, then fine.

    If you have autoimmune issues from the stress, dark thoughts, can't work, have communication problems, etc. you might think it is a bit less fine.

    I think it may also depend if you knew about your status early and could avoid burnouts. Or if you got to enjoy the dysfunctional thinking, screwed up your relationships, did less well than you could have done and have had dark periods, you might view it a bit less favourably. Being depressed on a regular basis is not great, nor is breaking down in front of someone due to complete overload.

    I'd keep the thinking style as it suits technology, but I'd be happy if they could remove the negative bits.

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