tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post1350359672438691857..comments2023-10-07T11:03:10.202-05:00Comments on Autist's Corner: On Long-Term Unemployment: Some Disjointed ThoughtsLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-34853019323212094782014-02-10T16:04:45.454-06:002014-02-10T16:04:45.454-06:00@Lorraine:
"I really relate to this: [quotes ...@Lorraine:<br />"I really relate to this: [quotes my aura analogy]"<br /><br />Haha, thanks! <br /><br />And of course you're right about mystification, I think that might be one of the reasons so many people default to self-blame. It's a way to make it look like you had some agency, like there's something you can do to get yourself into a better place. Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530548799681444324.post-91817302168849471782014-02-10T15:32:51.460-06:002014-02-10T15:32:51.460-06:00For the most part, what I have to say about this s...For the most part, what I have to say about this subject is <a href="http://n8chz.blogspot.com/2011/03/good-communication-skills-still-suck.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> and <a href="http://n8chz.blogspot.com/2010/10/comment-on-post-at-my-aspergers-child.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>.<br /><br />I really relate to this:<br /><br />"I guess an analogy might be, you're applying for work in a very New Age sort of environment, where the hiring manager says she can read auras***, and that in lieu of a conventional interview she would just evaluate you on the basis of your aura. You sit in front of her for a VERY awkward five minutes or so while she closes her eyes, goes <i>hmm</i> and <i>ahhh</i> and <i>oh!</i> and <i>oh dear</i> and you have no idea what she's reacting to, and then she opens her eyes, shakes your hand, tells you she'll get back to you with her decision, and then leaves. And you are left completely mystified as to what just happened or what she thought of you."<br /><br />Hasn't mystification always been at the heart of every strategy of social control, throughout history?Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13567383019731167967noreply@blogger.com