Latest pet peeve : overuse of "neurotypical" to describe phenomena which are divergent mainly due to culture, and not physiology.
I'm almost certain that most people don't have a firm grasp on the plasticity of brains, or the underlying qualia which all cultures have in common. Yet people will inevitably complain that this or that behaviour has this or that metaphysical trait. On one hand, the curation of humility requires that one set aside any presumption of models when attempting to model a counterparty's point of view ("empathy") ... and on the other, we have the age old condescension of adopting ignorance willfully in order to willfully fit in with ignorant people ("civil society"). Here and there, artificial intelligence is trendy again, but it is a misnomer to write AI in small caps, as the generic term is far from the gruesome chimera of presumptions that presumers who trend upon intelligence will embody.
Too late to summon up further edits and reflections. Better to embrace ignorance, pick up the paycheques, and keep rolling. Passing privileges are paying decently. Ablism is ironic. And I am generally a tired person, over endless years.
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