u/bin_qiling2

I'm tired of the same shit over and over. I'm tired of getting ads for GLPs. I'm tired of the fucking Kalshi, Polymarket and other digital casino ads. I'm sick and fucking tired of the multimillion dollar fast-casual restaurant chains advertising "NEW" hot honey flavored products, making pained references to dead memes ("haha SIX SEVEN!!!! WE'RE SO FUCKING FUNNY!!!!! CONSUME OUR PRODUCT!!!!!") I'm tired of being advertised perscription medication I can't even pronounce. And I'm ESPECIALLY tired of the site constantly force-reloading and shitting itself so it can show more ads.

This platform is a hypercapitalist and degenerate cesspit of consumerist garbage. I hate it here, yet I still come, because there are people who are exhausted and resonate with me even still. The jingling keys of "NEW!" "NEW!" "TRENDY!" don't fucking work on me; I am autistic and have a dulled if not entirely vacant reaction to the social manipulation tactics in advertising. Stop trying. I'm not giving you my damn money, you money-grubbing freaks

Edit: And of course, I hate the AI/LLM ads too.

I don't understand it. I'm in my 20s, Asperger Syndrome, I perform well academically and have a handful of friends. I have a job, hobbies, and an overall decent footing in life. It feels like none of that matters when every good thing has a caveat to it. Academically, my university is gouging every cent out of me, all so it can go to the football stadium instead of our failing campus infrastructure and academic programs. Most of my former friends that I cut off have been nothing but leeches, taking advantage of my subpar social skills to drain me of my time, money and energy. Now by default I assume every connection I have is transactional in which they expect something from me; something which I am becoming more and more unable to provide. My job pays pretty well for its hours, but the corporate side of things continues rolling out new initiatives to cut any leniency and keep us as good little wage slaves. I find myself lacking time or energy for my hobbies, as all I do is fulfull my "social contracts" with my work and my friends. The time I do have to myself is usually just sleeping. Everything feels fake as shit, or that everything good that happens to me somehow has some sort of monkey's paw bent on driving me to the point where I shut down completely. How - and why - do neurotypicals put up with the monotony, superficiality and transactional state of everyday life? Are they even happy living like this?