• GorGor@startrek.website
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    18 hours ago

    Why do you need to be forced by society to develop social skills?

    Social skills is another way of saying the abilities required to function in a society. You might as well ask why do you need to learn to swim to get in the pool.

    Why isn’t putting your best forward enough?

    Often it is, but to stretch the metaphor used above, they are going to be stuck in the shallow end.

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      18 hours ago

      Social skills is another way of saying the abilities required to function in a society. You might as well ask why do you need to learn to swim to get in the pool.

      Even if one is uninhibited socially, it’s unrealistic to expect them to be able to function how society often dictates or requires.

      Last I checked, this world is pretty cruel, especially to those who are vulnerable.

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        14 hours ago

        Listen, Im over here wearing my floaties, watching sales people doing a triple gainer off the high-dive. I’m not trying to pretend to be especially good with the social skills. All I’m saying is water is wet. Some people have an affinity to those sorts of skills, some don’t. Some people work at it. Some can’t. Everyone has to at least bathe though. That’s a metaphor, but also not.

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          14 hours ago

          Some people need floaties to stay afloat. Some people need a life jacket. Some people need a solid platform to dip their feet in. Some people fucking melt when they touch water. Whatever accommodation they need or whatever their situation, it’s all perfectly acceptable in my book.

          We can help them to thrive without breaking a sweat with our empathy, technology, and ingenuity.

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      13 hours ago

      You are incredibly judgmental over something you clearly have never experienced. Just because something is trivial for you doesn’t mean it isn’t hard for someone else. Don’t be so quick to judge.