• CordanWraith@aussie.zone
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    2 years ago

    I don’t know. I hate the fact that I was born autistic. Unlike a lot of autistic people, I refuse to think of it as some kind of ‘superpower’ or positive thing.

    I was born defective. I’m literally a broken human who doesn’t function correctly.

    I know that I sure as hell wish I wasn’t born, and whilst I’m sure those mothers are going to do a great job with their children, I also don’t think that I should have children at the risk of passing it down and letting another person suffer the way I have.

    • smegger@aussie.zone
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      2 years ago

      We think similarly. Autism makes life difficult. I think scanning for defective genes early in pregnancy is worthwhile to avoid life destroying issues.

      Of course autism has a scale of sorts, you can still live somewhat normally, but it sure as hell doesn’t feel beneficial

      • Walk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        2 years ago

        My life is hard, therefore I am okay with eugenics

        Yeah righto, mate. Sucks for you, but maybe we should just make life easier for the disabled instead of preventing us from existing entirely. Just a thought.

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          2 years ago

          If you were never born then no harm no foul. Nobody is suggesting purging the living.

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            2 years ago

            Yeah sure, but when people single out particular demographics as being somehow less deserving of life, people within those demographics who don’t hate their lives tend to get pissy about it for some reason. Go figure.

    • indistincthobby@lemmynsfw.com
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      2 years ago

      I feel like everyone in this thread are arguing two different things. “My neurodivergence has made my life hell and I wish I never existed in the first place” and “you can live a fullfilling life with neurodivergence” aren’t conflicting concepts to me.