• Carmakazi@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    The younger crowd of “gun nuts” can be autistic AF. No doubt guns and how they’re used can be a special interest like any other.

      • Carmakazi@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 days ago
        1. The older crowd of gun enthusiasts is the “there wasn’t no autism back in my day” type and are probably cheering this on.
        2. It’s hard to be specific here, but the computer age changed a lot. A 20-30 year old gun enthusiast is generally going to be quite different in motivations and outlook from a 50-60 year old.
        3. It’s generally just harder to pin down autism in older folk. They’ve had a lifetime to adjust, and probably without any support. Are they autistic, or just retired and they have a hobby?