First off, I hate cell phones, for the stereotypical reasons someone might hate cell phones: they rule people's lives.
But I say, a cell phone properly wielded can be an Aspie's best friend.
Sometimes, we can catch trouble if we're just standing around. People get creeped out, or they think you're staring at them, or they think you're drunk/high, the list goes on;
Waiting rooms are the worst, right? Bothering to show up early for an appointment and then having to awkwardly wait with strangers in a lobby with nothing but magazines that dozens if not hundreds of people who don't wash their hands after they wipe their ass have handled;
But even if you just stare at your feet the whole time you might catch some trouble. And in all honestly, I can't speak for everyone but I know I probably look like a braindead zombie when I want to just stare at one spot because I don't need my eyes to get lost in my own mind and zone out until I hear my name called;
It's because NTs think you're looking at something for a purpose. They see "zombie" and they get scurred. But if you're a braindead zombie staring into a phone, tapping it every couple of seconds, then *poof* you look "normal". You look just like everyone else; braindead zombies starting into their phones. It's like a social safety bubble - nobody will bother you, and nobody will look twice.
And that's exactly what a cell phone is to me; a shield against the outside world. I don't want to talk to you, I just want to zone out on this cell phone screen for a while. Check my settings for no reason. Play Boom Beach or Clash of Clans.
If you're familiar with the Assassin's Creed franchise, it reminds me of "blending"; whipping out my phone is just as good of social cover as hiding in between four whores. It's socially acceptable to use your phone while walking as long as you keep looking up to see where you're going.
My therapist even taught me a trick, unintentionally: if you're in a conversation and you need to back up a claim you make, just pull out your phone, tap it a bunch, and say something like "yup, just googled it, that is certainly the case". Fake googling is like adding citation to your words - it gives you some false credibility.
TL;DR - Cell phones are useful for social masking and avoiding situations like in the "apparently I can't stand on the street" thread, which both the OP and many others including myself commented with similar issues.
What I want from ya'll is: can you pile on to this? Do you have any other tricks involving a cell phone, social masking, or both, the main point being to avoid unwanted attention for being "weird" or "different"?
I hope that's closed-ended and clear enough. Thank you in advance.
But I say, a cell phone properly wielded can be an Aspie's best friend.
Sometimes, we can catch trouble if we're just standing around. People get creeped out, or they think you're staring at them, or they think you're drunk/high, the list goes on;
Waiting rooms are the worst, right? Bothering to show up early for an appointment and then having to awkwardly wait with strangers in a lobby with nothing but magazines that dozens if not hundreds of people who don't wash their hands after they wipe their ass have handled;
But even if you just stare at your feet the whole time you might catch some trouble. And in all honestly, I can't speak for everyone but I know I probably look like a braindead zombie when I want to just stare at one spot because I don't need my eyes to get lost in my own mind and zone out until I hear my name called;
It's because NTs think you're looking at something for a purpose. They see "zombie" and they get scurred. But if you're a braindead zombie staring into a phone, tapping it every couple of seconds, then *poof* you look "normal". You look just like everyone else; braindead zombies starting into their phones. It's like a social safety bubble - nobody will bother you, and nobody will look twice.
And that's exactly what a cell phone is to me; a shield against the outside world. I don't want to talk to you, I just want to zone out on this cell phone screen for a while. Check my settings for no reason. Play Boom Beach or Clash of Clans.
If you're familiar with the Assassin's Creed franchise, it reminds me of "blending"; whipping out my phone is just as good of social cover as hiding in between four whores. It's socially acceptable to use your phone while walking as long as you keep looking up to see where you're going.
My therapist even taught me a trick, unintentionally: if you're in a conversation and you need to back up a claim you make, just pull out your phone, tap it a bunch, and say something like "yup, just googled it, that is certainly the case". Fake googling is like adding citation to your words - it gives you some false credibility.
TL;DR - Cell phones are useful for social masking and avoiding situations like in the "apparently I can't stand on the street" thread, which both the OP and many others including myself commented with similar issues.
What I want from ya'll is: can you pile on to this? Do you have any other tricks involving a cell phone, social masking, or both, the main point being to avoid unwanted attention for being "weird" or "different"?
I hope that's closed-ended and clear enough. Thank you in advance.
