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a more formal beehaw introduction thread (self.chat)

submitted 2 years ago by alyaza to c/chat

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the big stickied thread is getting cluttered with lots of new people and the "how was your week" thread isn't a great fit for introductions, so it seems about time to make this a dedicated thread of its own so peoples' posts aren't getting lost.

tell us a little bit about yourself, folks. don't gotta be too specific or revealing, just whatever you want to put out there. this'll be a good way of getting to know all the people you're now on here with

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[–] dax 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

howdy! my username is my actual first name. i'm a software engineer in research in the seattle metro. i'm a cis hetero white guy in my 4th decade and i just recently found out i'm high functioning autistic with a boatload of childhood ptsd that makes it hard for me to be in super social public spaces or anywhere i might inconvenience others by my existence.

i explicitly chose beehaw because i was tired of all the fucking nazis and toxic masculinity asshats traipsing around reddit, and i specifically wanted to be in a community where LGBTQIA+ were explicitly made to feel like they belong.

i like reading, woodworking, pc gaming, ice hockey, my dogs, making and eating good food, slice of life anime and my wife. even if i didnt get paid in golden yachts for my labor i'd still probably be writing code every single day, because it's just what i do. i'm most happy solving problems, proviso there's no stress or anxiety around it, because i manufacture all the stress and anxiety the human being needs to survive on it's own

[–] Parsnip8904 5 points 1 year ago

Hello fellow autistic person with PTSD 👋🏾 I get the part about anxiety. I love to code too!