wait

what

is . . . is this actually a thing??

neurotypicals, IS THIS A THING???? https://twitter.com/feyngels/status/1309402637243158529

look, guys, most of what I learned about social interaction as a teen and young adult is from video games -- most notably KotOR (and all the following games with a light/dark or paragon/renegade component)

THIS WAS NOT COVERED

KotOR: if you want people to like you, you have to talk to them multiple times and ask them questions instead of just talking at them all the time

Teen me:

KotOR: if you do favors for people or go out of your way to help them, they will like you more

Me:

Me:

Me: so what you're saying is to obsessively focus on taking care of other people to the detriment of my own mental and physical and emotional health

KotOR: UM NOT EXAC-

Me:

Mass Effect: even if you have a firsthand account of something and overwhelming proof on your side, stupid people will still not believe you and insist that you're mistaken or straight up crazy

Me: