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[–] 132 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (14 children)

Imagine seeing one of these and believing you're so special that you don't drain other people's social batteries. So you get offended when you learn that you do.

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    [–] 44 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Ive been considering getting one of these honestly. as an introvert there are just some days where I really don't want to talk to people but retail doesn't care about that and I need money. at least having some kind of gague seems better than just glowering and hoping i don't have to deal with small talk

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  • [–] 67 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You'd just be drawing more attention to yourself... Or inviting a challenge

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    I'd rather take that then yet another soulless 'how are you today'

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    imagine flirting with someone and she slides her genderfluid pronoun pin from she/her to he/they

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    [–] 35 points 2 years ago

    isn't that how batteries work though

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago

    I wouldn’t take it as a slight. If they’re like me, any social interaction, even a pleasant one drains my battery

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago

    I've actually bought some of these for some autistic children I used to work with. It gave them agency, even if they weren't able to communicate it verbally.

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    [–] 18 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    I was thinking about gamifying spoon theory in a similar manner.

    It's in Balatro style. Normally, you have a limited number of spoons each day, which you need to spend on doing things. If you overspend one day, it will raise your burnout levels and your meltdown chance, as well as having less spoons for the next few days. However you can gain various extra spoons and/or kitchen utensils, so you can have a better chance at surviving the day.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Isn't spoon theory just a convoluted way of saying you have limited energy for daily life activities?

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Yes. Why spoons? Makes no sense.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I think it is a case of using a purposefully absurd metaphor because more straight forward ones are too obviously in conflict with basic immutable, toxic aspects of people's belief systems (drilled and blasted through in their childhoods) that function to labotomize their empathy for the hardships of others.

    You know how like other cultures use fairy tales and myths to talk about taboos or impossible truths so does "western" culture use the absurd framework of spoons to talk about the "impossible" state of being incapable of what the ruling class demands of us daily.

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    [–] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I’d quite like one of these so I can adjust it down when someone says “happy Friday”.

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    [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    At first I read it as "Sorry to be a brother..." It's hard to be a sibling sometimes.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    I need this exact pin. You can save some money and make it without any moving parts.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    "how are you doing?"

    "I'm alright"

    "Oh, just alright?"

    Social battery falls to zero

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    [–] 8 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Everyone should own one of these.

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    [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Imagine a barista with a pin that says "Here are some of the soft skills that this job demands and which I lack."

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