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People with ADHD may have an underappreciated advantage: Hypercuriosity
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I mean it's a "water is wet" kind of "discovery" for anyone who has or understands ADHD, but it's nice to see it spelled out in an accessible way for laymen. Many types of neurodivergence have advantages, it's just that those advantages are not as impactful as the disadvantages because they the disadvantages break societal norms. Just like a person in a wheelchair breaks the societal norm of stairs. Unless accommodations are made, they disabled person is unable to participate in society and thus they are unable to use or sometimes even show their advantages.
TBF, we're the ones who've always known "water" isn't "wet", it does the wettening. ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ
I mean, yeah, but it's the idiom for that and is why I put it in quotes. Not all idioms make logical sense.
The fact remains.
FYI, many modern idioms are bullshit shadows of their original phrasing, (eg. "Blood is thicker...", "Great minds...", "Birds of a feather...", etc.) and arguing that they're fine as-is smacks more of anti-intellectualism (if not outright laziness) than anything meaningful. ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ
But that's how language works. Things mean what the majority of people say they mean. Otherwise, everyone would still be using the n word because it wouldn't have a negative meaning. It's about communication, not absolute logic.
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You don't "know" shit, you just made that up to feel smart. Water as a substance is fucking wet, and before you challenge me you should know that we both have the same disorder.
Oh, sweetie. Aw. You're way ahead of me there. Much wow. Move along, please.
lmfao if you took this seriously I'm sorry for you but also gfy