• @Passerby6497
    link
    English
    387 hours ago

    It’s not my place to invalidate the way you feel about yourself. Plus, my grasp on sanity is tenuous enough as it is, I’m in no place to judge another lol.

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    197 hours ago

    I like crazy. How can you not be crazy in a world like this? That’s a pretty sane reaction to me.

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    7511 hours ago

    Is this meme an autism test? I can legit not tell if this is good or bad, or what emotion the pic is showing.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      12
      edit-2
      6 hours ago

      Im pretty sure this is Love Quinn from the tv show “You.” She is like murder people to get what she wants crazy. I guess the expression is more of an “are you sure about that” or maybe something related to whatever scene this came out of idk, we in the same boat here

      Or maybe it was meant to be said with the expectation of a “no youre not” and shes upset because she takes it as him calling her crazy

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      198 hours ago

      It’s bad. The original question is being used as a… standard conversation piece, here (though I’ve never heard that one IRL, I’m not surprised). Like “How are you”, “good, how about you”, “good” (which is in reality pretty much just a greeting), the person in the meme is saying “i’m sorry, I don’t have an excuse for my behavior” (“sorry I’m crazy”).

      The expected response is reassurance on the second part (“no you’re not” to “I’m crazy”), but the received response is reassurance on the first (“it’s okay” to “sorry”). This implies that the other person does believe the first person is crazy, but the first person didn’t actually 100% mean the “I’m crazy” bit, so it’s an accidental insult that the first person can’t actually contest in any way and it hurts more because the other person must believe that for real. Therefore, unpleasant, but keeping it in. Hence the face.

      Hope that made some sense!

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        22 hours ago

        But also if someone is fishing for reassurance and keep getting it, they’ll keep doing it.

        If someone really is being unreasonable and is fishing for reassurance, the responsible thing is to tell them nicely what you really think.

    • @pHr34kY
      link
      68 hours ago

      If you know you are not crazy, saying “sorry, I’m crazy” is an outright lie.

      So, people will assert a false statement and get upset at an honest response? TF is wrong with normies?

      Even if I am completely aware that they are lying, I generally don’t get a positive response when I call them out on it.

      I’ll just smile and nod and dismiss whatever they said.

      • @deltapi
        link
        57 hours ago

        You’re right, let me prefix with that.

        It’s not unusual for normies to casually throw out a self deprecating statement when fishing for a complement; eg., “Ugh, I’m such an ugly cow today” - to which the expected response is something like “no babe, you look SOOO good!”

        Personally, I’ve tended to ignore such statements entirely, which has shrunk the number of people who speak to me significantly…and I am just fine with that.

        Do with that information what you will, but I’m also neuro-spicy - so don’t use my behavior as a measuring stick.

        • @idiomaddict
          link
          57 hours ago

          I’m also autistic and I discovered (accidentally, when I reacted earnestly once) that if you say “I’m sorry you think that, do you want to talk about your self image?,” it ends the conversation without ending the relationship (useful for colleagues or similar).

          • @deltapi
            link
            35 hours ago

            Oh, I like that a lot.

            • @idiomaddict
              link
              23 hours ago

              I can’t tell if it’s anti passive-aggression or ultra passive-aggressive, but it works, lol.

        • @pHr34kY
          link
          26 hours ago

          Haha that explains it so well!

          There have been times my wife would say stuff like that. When I give the wrong response, she’d say “I was fishing for a compliment.”

          At this stage in the conversation, any compliment is received as “forced”. Apparently after directly requesting compliment, it’s impossible to receive a genuine response.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      2711 hours ago

      Well I am definitely autistic and I have absolutely no idea. Best to just smile and move on with your life.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      27 hours ago

      I’m one of the most empathetic mfers to ever grace this earth (and humble too) and it’s ambiguous for sure.

      Both the dialogue AND the woman’s expression in the photo. (Though, in my experience, someone who’s being self-deprecating like this isn’t looking for comfort, but a compliment.)

    • @lath
      link
      410 hours ago

      Expressions of crazy people rarely match their emotions. Or so I’ve been told(?)

  • [email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    16
    edit-2
    11 hours ago

    I question whether anyone can remain entirely sane. We all have idiosyncrasies and delusions, and anyone denying they have them would be either a liar or terrifyingly inhuman.

    • @Olhonestjim
      link
      711 hours ago

      Nearly everyone seems at least slightly crazy to me, definitely including me, but especially neurotypicals.