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Intro 2: The Light Version

TiredNomad
21 days ago

I already posted an intro thing but it was more complaining and asking for advice. I am interested in meeting people with similar interests so I thought I would post another intro that includes those things.

I'm not used to talking about myself but here we go!

I just diagnosed myself with autism a few days ago at the age of 35. I also strongly believe I have social anxiety disorder. 

I have a lovely neurotypical wife but no real social connections other than that. I just haven't found anyone who can relate to these issues, and now that I know I'm autistic, I wonder if I can meet other autistic people who understand me.

My biggest struggle is my energy levels. I always feel tired or burnt out. Definitely worse after social interactions but it's constant!

The most interesting thing about me is likely that I'm a retired nomad. This is apparently very related to autism. I discovered I wouldn't be able to stand the pressures of school and work forever and I needed to devise a way out. I eventually decided to put hours of my time every day into learning about investing as it pertains to retirement. I eventually became somewhat of an expert at this niche and retired at 32. After retiring, my wife and I left with just backpacks to travel permanently. We have been to many countries, we have experienced a lot.

Interests (special?)

  • Finance and retirement research
  • Making spreadsheets 
  • Travel (Experiencing unique cultures, architecture, food)
  • Nature (Hiking in the forest and mountains)
  • Renaissance/Baroque music (Bach, Gibbons, Lassus, etc)
  • Musical composition (Loving AI music generation right now! Here are some of my creations: www.udio.com/.../Spreadsheets )
  • Calisthenics/fitness/nutrition
  • The future of tech (AI, robotics, etc)
  • Anything scientific (learning about the nature of reality)
  • Philosophy (Applying logic and reason to everything)
  • Analyzing everything including social encounters and how normal people interact as if they're a different species :P
  • RPG games (DQ, FF, BOF)

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  • 20 days ago

    Hi again.

    I have always quite liked spreadsheets (I used to work in an accounting role and still use one for my household accounts) I am also interested in nutrition and AI/robotics - not currently researching those topics, but I saw that the Open university do a free open learn course "An introduction to artificial intelligence" which is on my list of courses to do.

     I also analyse stuff a lot. If you're interested in how "normal" people develop and interact, I'd recommend a book called "A field guide to earthlings - an autistic/ asperger view of neurotypical behaviour" by Ian Ford.

    I also play some RPG games, although I am very selective. Assassin's creed Odyssey, Valhalla & Origins, Fallout 4 and Hogwarts Legacy are my favourites so far, and I've just started playing Star Wars Outlaws. 

  • 20 days ago in reply to Pixiefox

    What do you think of SW Outlaws so far, Pixiefox? I'm seeing very mixed reviews and it is very expensive. I've seen people annoyed at the stealth - I like stealth myself. Anyway - I'm keen to hear you opinion as you have good taste in games. (Sorry - for using your thread!)

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  • 20 days ago in reply to Mark (formerly Spikey)

    Hmmm.... Jury's still out at the moment...

    I don't mind a bit of stealth, but I'm not finding it very easy to navigate. I'm not a very good player, but I just had to keep checking a video on YouTube to find out how to get through the part I was just playing. It runs quite smoothly but it's not very intuitive. I'm glad I didn't pay the Xbox marketplace price of 69.99 - I subscribed to Ubisoft+ for a month for 14.99. It's supposed to be only 20 hours to complete, so a month should be plenty of time (unless I spend just as many hours on YouTube, haha!)