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Autism rule (midwest.social)
submitted 10 months ago by lengau@midwest.social to c/196
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[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 54 points 10 months ago

This is why I learned to use metaphors. People love hearing about something if it was similar to something else. And not some dumb simile shit, like actual comparative metaphors.

"Why yes, the Internet IS a series of tubes. And the water pressure is bandwidth, the ability to move a volume of data in a set time. And each sprinkler is a user who may have individual restrictions but ultimately gets the same water as everyone else. That's what the Internet is Grandpa."

[-] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago
[-] Shou@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Exactly this. I hate metaphores because they easily corrupt a message, or make nonsense seem sensical. I only use it with NT's because it helps getting something concise across...

[-] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

all speech is metaphor.

and it's abundantly clear from this thread that so many of you are acting like self-righteous, arrogant jerks who do not understand that. "so it must be wrong, if someone as smart as ME doesn't understand it, with my perfectly accurate speech!"

[-] Shou@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Get off your high horse and tell me where I implied that.

What I stated was disliking the use of metaphores. That I use it because it helps fascillitate communication with NT people over what I personally prefer.

[-] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

so apparently from this thread i'm figuring out that if i just repeat myself, i am communicating well and i can blame you for not understanding. let's give it a go: All speech is metaphor.

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