Why are autists so darn humorless

[TheMaxHeadroomIncident]

Sad to say this but most autists are wired like that in a way so they would fail in detecting humor from non-autists.

I attest to this. We're hardwired in a way that we tend to take things literally, but depending on who you meet, it tends to vary in how literal-minded they are. Autistics are not without humor; we just have a different humor than most.

 

[CIA Nigger]

From what I've noticed, most of the humor from autists comes not from their intentional attempts at it, but from their behavior and antics.

 

[Positron]

1) Good humor requires anticipating how people would respond to your quips. Autists can't imagine other minds. An important part of being humorous is about knowing how much knowledge, interests and beliefs you and your audience have in common. Autists tend to assume their own knowledge and interests are universal to everyone.

2) Humor works on the ambiguities in language, the unimagined nooks and crannies between meanings. Autists are very literal and one-track minded.

3) "Geek" autists love to follow joke patterns they saw on TV (Big Bang Theory and the like), believing that if these work on TV, to the target audience of the show, these must work in real life in a mixed company too. They fail to realise these jokes are very cringy on their own and grows exponentially staler with each re-telling.

The OP's story looks to me more like his autist friend is being defensive, interpreting the OP's jibe as an insult at his weight. This is not an autism thing but a symptom of victim complex.

 

[The Great Chandler]

3) "Geek" autists love to follow joke patterns they saw on TV (Big Bang Theory and the like), believing that if these work on TV, to the target audience of the show, these must work in real life in a mixed company too. They fail to realise these jokes are very cringy on their own and grows exponentially staler with each re-telling.

Sit-com was a mistake.

 

[DNJACK]

@DNJACK explain this

I'm actually a girl

 

[BurningPewter]

• One thing I've noticed with a lot of autists (especially social just) is that the only humor they're interested in is one based around them being cute. Like I was supposed to say "oh you look so cute eating all that pocky, he he you are kawaii just like a little asian girl!" I think that's why a lot of them like Big Bang Theory cause it's just like Sheldon being cute and singing to his teddy bear. But actual wit, sarcasm, etc escapes them.

 

[Scratch This Nut]

• One thing I've noticed with a lot of autists (especially social just) is that the only humor they're interested in is one based around them being cute. Like I was supposed to say "oh you look so cute eating all that pocky, he he you are kawaii just like a little asian girl!" I think that's why a lot of them like Big Bang Theory cause it's just like Sheldon being cute and singing to his teddy bear. But actual wit, sarcasm, etc escapes them.

888% of Kiwis have autism so we already figured. Plus didn't you admit to being an autist yourself somewhere?

 

[AnOminous]

I have this Asperger "geek" friend on facebook. I don't know how old he is but he looks about 4o (big bald guy) and wears anime t shirts and big cartoon character sneakers all the time. And he's always hanging around 20 year old girls in his various pokemon card game/whatever meetups he goes to trying to get them to sit on his lap or whatever.

He just posted on facebook that he had driven to this out-of-town Chinese warehouse foodstore and come back with a bunch of snacks - like exotic flavor chips, pocky, weird candy and whatever, and posted a picture of himself posing with the snacks.

So I said "Oh you were not tempted by the tofu and vegetables then lol" and he snapped back at me "I drive there to get things I can't get easily elsewhere. I can buy my healthy foods anywhere. You have an issue with my snack choice" Like whatever, why can't they just say "lol no not in a healthy mood today" or something.

>why are autists autistic?

You literally started this thread.

 

[BurningPewter]

I was Asperger, but I'm teaching myself humor by repeatedly playing videotapes of old sit-coms like "everybody loves raymond" and emulating the vocal tones and inflections of the characters as well as analysing the episodes to understand how the wit works. I'm also going to "court" women in a bar for the first time soon.

For example, I've noticed the funniest character in the sit-com is Raymond's mother, as I measured she gets the loudest laughs from the audience, so tonight I am going to go to my local bar, choose one attractive women, and stand behind her and screech "ray-mond!" in the voice of Raymond's mother. I realise the "chick" may not be familar with the show - It's a decade old now and I'm mostly attracted to around 20 year olds - but the audience laughed in the first episode, so logically knowledge is not needed.

When she has finished laughing (with me doing kino touches to build rapport) , I will tell her my place is nearby and ask if she would like to have sex there. I have a gynaecologist training video on youtube I've been practising with - so I am prepared for the gentle touching of initiate place - I have touched women like relatives and friends with hugs, but not in the intimates yet, so the video helps with technique. The feminists on Reddit say I should be up front and respectful and ask if I can play the video to glance at while I carry out the foreplay procedure - and the Red Pill men agree, so I can't be wrong! Wish me luck!

 

[Morose_Obesity]

tbh i'd snap at any 34-year-old who tries to dunk on my dietary habits with titty this big tho

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That doesn’t get your he-pussy wet? What the hell is right with you?

 

[Apocalypso]

Why are autists so darn humorless

Because they can't make a deliverance.

Spoiler

And their deliverance belongs on a truck

 

[Lipitor]

• One thing I've noticed with a lot of autists (especially social just) is that the only humor they're interested in is one based around them being cute. Like I was supposed to say "oh you look so cute eating all that pocky, he he you are kawaii just like a little asian girl!" I think that's why a lot of them like Big Bang Theory cause it's just like Sheldon being cute and singing to his teddy bear. But actual wit, sarcasm, etc escapes them.

Yea, I think real simple joke formula used in children's cartoons over and over again appeal to them. They need easy set ups with predictable punch lines. Problem is the best comedic performances have really elaborate setups and then punchlines that are completely unexpected.

 

[TheShortWaveCerealKiller]

As someone who is friends with someone with Autism (albeit he is high functioning) and his humor is a bit strange. While we don't have to make jokes extremely simple or obvious he does mostly laughs at very stupid memes (I mean most of us do but still) and very strange short viral videos. Which is strange, but nothing humorless, as I said I myself laugh at some of these strange videos and such. He does keep up with the rest of the crew though without much explanation or simplifying. Then again he is but one guy with the 'tisms as he calls it so it can be different for others.

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

Humor is a human thing.

Autists are subhuman.

Well to be fair, when it's the internet we're talking about. Humor is a dirty word for 90% of people these days. Then again, I can't understand why people like something such as Big Bang Theory (or really any Chuck Lorre show), so I don't know what that says about me.

 

[The Great Chandler]

I was Asperger, but I'm teaching myself humor by repeatedly playing videotapes of old sit-coms like "everybody loves raymond" and emulating the vocal tones and inflections of the characters as well as analysing the episodes to understand how the wit works. I'm also going to "court" women in a bar for the first time soon.

For example, I've noticed the funniest character in the sit-com is Raymond's mother, as I measured she gets the loudest laughs from the audience, so tonight I am going to go to my local bar, choose one attractive women, and stand behind her and screech "ray-mond!" in the voice of Raymond's mother. I realise the "chick" may not be familar with the show - It's a decade old now and I'm mostly attracted to around 20 year olds - but the audience laughed in the first episode, so logically knowledge is not needed.

When she has finished laughing (with me doing kino touches to build rapport) , I will tell her my place is nearby and ask if she would like to have sex there. I have a gynaecologist training video on youtube I've been practising with - so I am prepared for the gentle touching of initiate place - I have touched women like relatives and friends with hugs, but not in the intimates yet, so the video helps with technique. The feminists on Reddit say I should be up front and respectful and ask if I can play the video to glance at while I carry out the foreplay procedure - and the Red Pill men agree, so I can't be wrong! Wish me luck!

What the hell did you just wrote?

 

[ToroidalBoat]

Like @Hiragana and @Positron said, good humor often involves theory of mind and understanding non-literal meaning. People with autism can struggle with that.

 

[Clown Baby]

I was Asperger, but I'm teaching myself humor by repeatedly playing videotapes of old sit-coms like "everybody loves raymond" and emulating the vocal tones and inflections of the characters as well as analysing the episodes to understand how the wit works. I'm also going to "court" women in a bar for the first time soon.

For example, I've noticed the funniest character in the sit-com is Raymond's mother, as I measured she gets the loudest laughs from the audience, so tonight I am going to go to my local bar, choose one attractive women, and stand behind her and screech "ray-mond!" in the voice of Raymond's mother. I realise the "chick" may not be familar with the show - It's a decade old now and I'm mostly attracted to around 20 year olds - but the audience laughed in the first episode, so logically knowledge is not needed.

When she has finished laughing (with me doing kino touches to build rapport) , I will tell her my place is nearby and ask if she would like to have sex there. I have a gynaecologist training video on youtube I've been practising with - so I am prepared for the gentle touching of initiate place - I have touched women like relatives and friends with hugs, but not in the intimates yet, so the video helps with technique. The feminists on Reddit say I should be up front and respectful and ask if I can play the video to glance at while I carry out the foreplay procedure - and the Red Pill men agree, so I can't be wrong! Wish me luck!

please go away

 

[Scratch This Nut]

Like @Hiragana said, good humor often involves theory of mind and understanding non-literal meaning. People with autism can struggle with that.

It's like empathy. People with autism do struggle with it but they aren't incapable of it.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

so tonight I am going to go to my local bar, choose one attractive women, and stand behind her and screech "ray-mond!" in the voice of Raymond's mother [...] I will tell her my place is nearby and ask if she would like to have sex there

I highly advise against this.

People with autism do struggle with it but they aren't incapable of it.

I think it's been claimed that people with autism can even be capable of having more empathy than neurotypical people, but can still have problems relating to others.

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

I highly advise against this.


I think it's been claimed that people with autism can even be capable of having more empathy than neurotypical people, but can still have problems relating to others.

Problem is, most usually don't show it. And if they do, then it's either minimal at best or woefully misguided.

I was Asperger, but I'm teaching myself humor by repeatedly playing videotapes of old sit-coms like "everybody loves raymond" and emulating the vocal tones and inflections of the characters as well as analysing the episodes to understand how the wit works. I'm also going to "court" women in a bar for the first time soon.

For example, I've noticed the funniest character in the sit-com is Raymond's mother, as I measured she gets the loudest laughs from the audience, so tonight I am going to go to my local bar, choose one attractive women, and stand behind her and screech "ray-mond!" in the voice of Raymond's mother. I realise the "chick" may not be familar with the show - It's a decade old now and I'm mostly attracted to around 20 year olds - but the audience laughed in the first episode, so logically knowledge is not needed.

When she has finished laughing (with me doing kino touches to build rapport) , I will tell her my place is nearby and ask if she would like to have sex there. I have a gynaecologist training video on youtube I've been practising with - so I am prepared for the gentle touching of initiate place - I have touched women like relatives and friends with hugs, but not in the intimates yet, so the video helps with technique. The feminists on Reddit say I should be up front and respectful and ask if I can play the video to glance at while I carry out the foreplay procedure - and the Red Pill men agree, so I can't be wrong! Wish me luck!

Word of advice- If you can't act normal-ish on a site for the purpose of autists mocking other autists, then real life interactions are definitely out of the question.

Also, why are you telling us this? Do you really want a halal thread this badly?