Comments by "spaceflight101" (@spaceflight1019) on "Sprouts" channel.

@fluffynator6222 , every morning I scroll through the headlines provided by the opening page on my Microsoft Edge browser. When I stop to read the comments it's always the same pattern, exactly as I've described it. It's not personal, but it does have the effect of making asking an honest question difficult at best. To answer your "ad hominem" question, I ask that you revisit the scene in "Matrix Revolutions" near the end, when Agent Smith tells Neo how the end plays out. What ad hominem do I expect from you...you believe that I called you a "liberal", although I didn't. Full of righteous indignation, you're supposed to call me any one, or several, derogatory labels associated with "conservatives", specifically those enamored with Trump. Then, I retaliate by labeling you with any one, or several, derogatory names applied to "leftists". Back and forth it goes, with neither one of us seeing the irony in the battle over a video about the autism spectrum. See all the bandwidth I just saved?
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In the Star Trek universe, the character Reginald Barclay has often been characterized as being autistic. He has problems socializing and generally keeps to himself. But on his job as an engineer, he is able to solve problems because he doesn't see things from the same perspective as Geordi LaForge. NASA used to seek out savants and autistic people for their unique problem-solving skills. When I was in first grade, the principal told my parents that I would only do well in things that I was interested in. That was 60 years ago. I found a field of interest, shortwave radio, followed it into the field of electronics, and took an apprenticeship in industrial instrumentation and process controls. I learned how to harness the focus and made a career of it. If you have an autistic child, know someone who is, or are yourself, find something that you love to do and run with it.
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Flirting is a part of the human mating process. One party will act in a way to elicit a reaction from the other party, and that reaction will determine the outcome.
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@Cvbnudx , it's important to know because some people will use it as a means to get you to let your guard down and rip you off, take advantage of you, or make fun of you. It becomes quite difficult to determine genuine interest.
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@fluffynator6222 , typical liberal talking point. Part of autism is being good at recognizing patterns. Here's the pattern; I've seen it in comments columns a thousand times in the past few years. You throw out the "question". Someone rises to the bait, does the research, and attempts to answer your "question". You respond by discrediting the other person's response, often with an ad hominem based not upon logic but emotion. The other person responds in kind, and the flame war is on. If you actually did want to know you'd Google it, and read only the articles that agree with your viewpoint. Nothing personal; that's just how it goes these days.
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@theangrysuchomimus5163 , there is a certain kind of wry humor in observing the actions of those who ardently believe that they are somehow better than the other animals who inhabit this world.
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