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)