@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems2024-05-17 19:06:47
Autism spectrum condition, attachment to objects, "minimalism"
I could say that I'm a minimalist. Much like many other of my characteristics, this one stems from the autism spectrum.
Many people in the spectrum show emotional attachment to objects. Sometimes you could think of it as "hoarding", but for me it's mostly about strong negative feelings when something breaks, when I need to throw it away (interesting enough, I don't really mind giving it away, so others could use it, just trashing).
The simplest way to limit these negative feelings… is to have very little stuff. Don't buy, nor take, stuff that you don't need. Limit yourself to things that are really important, and ideally wait some more, look around, maybe it will turn out you didn't need it after all.
I don't have any plushies (anymore). Most of my old hardware were given "into good hands". Some is still waiting for a good way how to revive it. There are no ornaments over my walls, just an old clock that belonged to my grandmother, one from the "сделано в СССР" era. Its scary how outdated my smartphone firmware is.
I suppose some people will think it's an unhappy life. I don't really know. I don't think I've ever enjoyed mindless consumption. Perhaps as a child — but the excitation of novelty usually quickly gave way to disappointment.
And gifts, gifts are something I truly hate. But it's a separate topic, another kind of trauma.
#ActuallyAutistic #minimalism
@Techmeme@techhub.social2024-04-16 23:15:43
Filing: Take-Two will fire 5% of its workforce and expects to incur up to $200M in charges as part of a downsizing effort, including $140M from canceled titles (Rob Golum/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
@karlauerbach@sfba.social2024-06-16 18:15:50
So, France plans to force the Internet domain name system servers (such as Google's 8.8.8.8) to give wrong answers.
(Imagine what that will do to DNSSEC, or how it will boost DoH and DoT access to DNS.)
Sounds a lot like the Fifth Lateran Council's attempt to limit the publication of books (using excommunication as a tool.)
Compare the following two items (in the second one, search for the heading "On printing books")
@vni@tldr.nettime.org2024-06-17 23:15:45
From Saturday, June 15, and in parallel to the exhibition Thomas Arslan at n.b.k., Arsenal will present a comprehensive retrospective of Thomas Arslan’s films! It explores the film aesthetics that have influenced Arslan and is accompanied by introductions and discussions.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C8JrlZnIf-u/?i…
@cdarwin@c.im2024-06-18 01:05:50
I’d wanted to interview Jennifer Harris for years.
She has been the quiet intellectual force behind the Biden administration’s economic policies,
and she seemed key to understanding why both parties in Washington had walked away from free trade and neoliberalism
— the belief that free markets will bring prosperity and democracy around the world.
These matters felt personal to me.
I spent much of the Trump administration following steelworkers in Indiana who los…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz2024-06-17 18:15:01
Cowboys named best fit to sign one of the UFL's best players and it's so easy to get on board with the idea https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/cowboys_named_b…
@servelan@newsie.social2024-04-17 21:23:20
Internet data centers are fueling drive to old power source: Coal - Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2024/data-centers-internet-power-source-coal/
@servelan@newsie.social2024-04-17 21:23:20
Internet data centers are fueling drive to old power source: Coal - Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2024/data-centers-internet-power-source-coal/
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems2024-05-15 17:09:45
Nostalgia, continued
I was thinking more today, about that feeling of nostalgia that I wrote about recently (#nostalgia #hiking