Published on 12, July, 2020
”What if we are not odd, but Aspergers is the next step in evolution for humans?”
We are no less loving or empathetic than other humans. As someone once said, we perhaps feel too much.
So perhaps we evolutionary firsts!
I think that AS is a dead end in evolution like pterosaurs were. Modern day birds and bats are not related to or descended from pterosaurs. It is a clade that became completely extinct with no descendants. That tiny firecrest in the hedgerow is descended from theropod dinosaurs and is genetically closer to a T Rex than any pterosaur.
It's not looking likely that AS is an evolutionary dead end. First of all, because it seems to be pretty intrinsic genetically. Second, because it has no bearing on survival to sexual maturity. Last, it doesn't hinder the ability to find / consume food or other resources necessary for life.
My theory is based on economics. In Britain, and even more so the US, society measures a person's true value by their economic value. Although it's a bit unpleasant to say so, the ultimate skill to have is the skill how to make money using any legitimate means. They may be a businessman, a professional, an investor, or a gambler who almost always wins.
If AS was an advancement in evolution then people with the condition would overwhelmingly be making millions regardless of the family or area that they were born in. They aren't and they are statistically more likely to be unemployed or underemployed than NT with a similar level of education and qualifications. I think it's probably safe to say that people with AS who mastered basic education and had some commercial skills could easily have entered the middle class in terms of income or occupation during the 1950s and 60s with its Keynesian economics and controlled capitalism, but since 1980ish the economy has changed in a way that disfavours people with AS and favours people with a mindset of Richard Branson or Arthur Daley out of minder.
Considering the rise in hate towards the unemployed, benefits claimants, and the poor in general over the past 10 or so years, then society is patently moving in a direction where those who lack the skills and the ability to make money are deemed to be failures regardless of what other skills and abilities they possess. A person with a PhD in maths or physics who can't get a job or make self employment work for them is no more valuable than a person in their 50s who is functionally illiterate and innumerate who dropped out of school and lived off benefits all their life.
Haha I love reading your comments as well Lonewarrior.
Hi BlueRay, quick question for you.?
Did you happen to climb into my head at some point when I wasn’t looking?
You would be amazed at how much you think is shared by me,
However I still have responsibilities which have to be maintained, Yes as the responsibilities are towards others that are deserving of my continued support.
Doesn’t mean my thoughts are any different though.
keep talking I enjoy reading a lot of what I myself seem unable to share right now.
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