Socialization is work that people forgot to practice. So, a lot of people became introverts and don’t have the stamina to socialize like they used to.

One group of friends went to signal. One group of friends stays in SMS.

I don’t really have the ability to dictate the messaging service app to others.

The concept of work was a lot back different in the Middle Ages compared to now. There were a lot more breaks when completing work and the boss often fed you as it was generally part of your pay.

You could make a great argument that agricultural work was likely easier than industrial work. It just happened to be that the number of agricultural workers cratered during the Industrial Revolution.

You’re paying for the last mile, they probably aren’t. VPN’s can probably get away with servers near major Internet nodes.

I know I’m mature. I know I’m put into positions of responsibility. I still feel like a teenager.

I knew the admin from Reddit. He’s done a decent job.

You need to have a conversation regarding the feelings surrounding this with your spouse and what each others’ love language is.

It sounds like part of your spouse’s love language is gift giving, which may be why your rejection of their gifts hurts so much. You may view it as rejecting an object, they may view it as you rejecting their love.

I expect this to be a hard conversation, in part because it is a discussion on how you love each other.

Even if OP is autistic, it is still an issue that I can see being a problem. OP and his in laws have fundamentally different ideas on what good gifts are. Also, OP has shown an ability to interpret emotions being displayed, possibly better than the neurotypical family members.

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The official page for the alien in the “I’m Blue” music video.

I’m a structural engineer. I might not have all the materials needed, but I could probably still design old masonry structures if needed.

I feel like Ramsay’s benefit is helping people who have issues operating in the American financial system a path to solvency. His advice is horrible to people who can control their spending and debt, but it works for those with issues treating money as a number.

What else would it be?

Yes. Politics has divided part of my family deeply.

Don’t stop or talk when people are trying to talk to you in a public place, especially if you’re in a foreign country.

Transportation engineering.

While design is performed by a mix of public and private entities, most of the end clients are governments and they could have software developed and made free for use by their consultants.

Close enough. Which is why I think having a “purpose” is bullshit.

I don’t have a meaning currently. The meaning that I was created for stopped being a thing since I was 3.

But you don’t need a fiat currency to operate a capitalist system. You also don’t need a capitalist system to implement a fiat currency.

But you don’t need capitalism for a minority ruling class to treat everyone under their control as a disposable resource.

And to add onto what you’re saying, most countries have a form of licensure for various activities to make sure that ignorance isn’t a valid excuse. Driving is likely the most common license that a person can get, and that requires written and practical tests at minimum.