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Swedish student writing his thesis about people on the autism spectrum and their use of new media!

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  • in reply to Martian Tom

    Hi Martian Tom! Thanks for your input!

    I find all your answers really interesting and they'll be very good thoughts to implement in my thesis. My initial thought was that many of the new forms of media could make it easier for people on the spectrum to represent themselves in a way that was impossible befor. And maybe that is true to an extent - but maybe the system is to capitalistic and marketized today, as many of you seems to think.

    So you're basically of the digital arenas all together? And the reason is mainly principal - you don't want to support these companies based on their values and goals?

    Do you feel there was a certain turning point in the time of all these new media?

    Thanks again, interesting and thoughtful comments!

    /Björn

  • Unknown said:
    All the NTs surf in crowds on beach breaks.

    Net-surf, too!

  • Came in on the first wave of 'new media'.  Had the internet 20 years ago.  In that time, I've had accounts on MySpace, Facebook (2), Instagram and Twitter and been very active on all of them.  I don't use a single one now.  I wouldn't on principle, even if they were useful to me in some way.  Which they'd long since ceased to be when I gave them up.  I no longer even use a smart phone.

    Only come here now.

    Never Google your name!  Paranoia runs deeps...

  • in reply to Eccentric1

    Thanks Bjorn, I find learning/reading in bite sized chunks easier, especially when any stress/anxiety felt.  I learn by doing rather than reading so Forums/Wikipedia with the bite sized chunks easier.  The shame I find is that NT's do a lot and never involve the users as stakeholders in the design/layout which means there is so much that is overwhelming to me/us.

  • Hello Bjorn (sorry no strange characters in the UK language - except eccentrics like me lol)

    I am as yet not diagnosed (awaiting NHS) but many experienced with Neuro Diverse people say of course I am Autistic (albeit probably more on the Asperger's side).

    I remember ye olde internet from the 90's within University and can see how the foundations were good, useful and helpful - maybe the Innovators/Pioneers had Autism/Aspergers that created the mindset.

    Following through Friends ReUnited, Bebo, My Space, Facebook, etc then IMHO the Neuro Typicals (chasing power/money) worked out how to commercialise it.  Thus now everything is about Marketing (You are the product, tracking wherever you go, making money for them).

    I dropped off Facebook over three years ago as I found it so Narcissistic and mentally damaging (everyone wants the spotlight, bigging themselves up, bragging, etc) and If you do not conform then you are made to feel a lesser person or ignored/ostracised.  Thus Bullying also moved from in School, possible outside on the street into the house becoming 24/7/365 with trolls becoming so uncaring/damaging to people that cannot deal with it.

    This week things were discussed and everyone agreed with me that you enter a keyword and because of the Google/YouTube/Facebook algorithms then the prominent (sponsored)  results can only create more damage/hurt/upset than help - Looking for normal shopping, engineering, computer, etc information then that same algorithm works OK.