r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Apr 24 '26

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/foundcashdoubt Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

I try not to be. I like the fact that we can improve ourselves independently of our surroundings, and play on that. I analyze most people and take characteristics I want for myself, and watch out for their characteristics I don't like that I might be replicating or have similarities.

Seems to be working way too well, judging by how often people say im different than the others (in a positive sense, but still). Maybe I need to look out a little for more discreet people's characteristics so I can blend in a little more.

That said, I suppose it is impossible to go completely against nurture just by nature. If you live amongst thieves and take notes on how to be a better thief, you might improve on it. But you're still a thief.

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u/GMKrey Apr 24 '26

This dude might wanna get psych eval’d. Mirroring is already a flag, but picking apart characteristics to mirror is wild

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u/foundcashdoubt Apr 24 '26

I'm already. I was diagnosed with autistim spectrum disorder a couple of years ago. Social interactions don't come naturally for me so I had to study people and understand better how the average person interacts with each other you know?

Nowadays in theory you couldn't tell I'm autistic because I corrected most of the tells (also this is why it took me so long to get diagnosed). Eye contact for example. I used to avoid it when I was a kid, then when enough people complained about it I overcorrected and didn't look away enough... Well, I had to research about it. I eventually discovered that the normal amount is on average 3 seconds in, 3 seconds out. Nowadays no one complains about it anymore.

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u/RoadtoSky Apr 24 '26

I hate to break it to you, but we can still tell.

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u/GMKrey Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

They’re putting in the work, let them be