Right after my younger sibling had FtM surgery, that's some great timing 😅
I can attest that having a (seemingly) trans sibling doesn't make me any more qualified than you to comment on the existence of legitimate transgenders (it's impossible to know directly on an individual basis).
Several European countries seem to be handling the matter pretty well, pulling back on routine medical treatment but without going as far as banning it outright and provoking political recoil (with the possible exception of the UK).
Us male Aspies do seem considerably more likely to make it (in attaining real accomplishments and good attitudes) than our sisters; if that's because women are naturally more conformist, I'm not really qualified to answer either (not that my observations have done much to convince me otherwise).
What I've also realized about conformity, is that its seeming "safety" is ever-diminishing in the present world; and even this thinning veneer is only accessible to naturally-conformist (i.e. neurotypical) personalities, as if you fail to conform, you're no longer safe (indeed, quite the opposite). Unfortunately the Aspergirls tend to get stuck in limbo, where they just keep failing to conform instead of paving their own roads; one I encountered on DeviantArt was so warped that she blocked me while admitting I was "nice" (which was more than she could say of herself), even while tolerating a bizarre jerk who isn't the least bit polite to non-normies. Don't get me wrong, she is generally intelligent and more-than-competent at digital painting (not that the subjects are special enough to make the effort worthwhile); but she still can't paint over her true colors, and if I had a time machine I'd go back and DDoS DeviantArt to avert the drama. (I still don't hate her personally, but I concede that she's a lost cause and have deactivated my DeviantArt account.)
I read somewhere that France does give false accusations the same penalty as the crime. (Not that I'm a big fan of France overall; for all their snobbiness, they don't necessarily do it well.)
I think it's time I open up about my hobbies; the DeviantArt NPCs weren't having that, but I'm sure you wouldn't mind. I'm second-in-command on Hardware Insights (https://www.hardwareinsights.com), which reviewed a wide variety of computer PSUs and cases, among other small things. Around mid-2017 we ran out of steam and our HTTPS certificate expired in 2021, but you have my blessing to bypass it.
I can't say great things about US electrical standards (versus their European and Australian counterparts), but in any case I find electrical stuff safer to deal with (given basic competence) than people (NPCs especially). It's also become a decent place (suitably objective and apolitical) to start chipping away at false expertise: The cobbers at Australia's "Choice" magazine (for example) can't even properly review something as simple as a portable heater. Too easy for me, though: https://www.hardwareinsights.com/kambrook-kfh660-and-kfh600/ (with a competitor coming as soon as I take its photos) Ideally I'd have additional equipment (noise meter etc.) but calling the difference "night-and-day" would already be an understatement. In this thread I post smaller, partial reviews of various products (also including a few heaters, but mainly other electrical items): http://www.hardwareinsights.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=2160
Right after my younger sibling had FtM surgery, that's some great timing 😅
I can attest that having a (seemingly) trans sibling doesn't make me any more qualified than you to comment on the existence of legitimate transgenders (it's impossible to know directly on an individual basis).
Several European countries seem to be handling the matter pretty well, pulling back on routine medical treatment but without going as far as banning it outright and provoking political recoil (with the possible exception of the UK).
Us male Aspies do seem considerably more likely to make it (in attaining real accomplishments and good attitudes) than our sisters; if that's because women are naturally more conformist, I'm not really qualified to answer either (not that my observations have done much to convince me otherwise).
What I've also realized about conformity, is that its seeming "safety" is ever-diminishing in the present world; and even this thinning veneer is only accessible to naturally-conformist (i.e. neurotypical) personalities, as if you fail to conform, you're no longer safe (indeed, quite the opposite). Unfortunately the Aspergirls tend to get stuck in limbo, where they just keep failing to conform instead of paving their own roads; one I encountered on DeviantArt was so warped that she blocked me while admitting I was "nice" (which was more than she could say of herself), even while tolerating a bizarre jerk who isn't the least bit polite to non-normies. Don't get me wrong, she is generally intelligent and more-than-competent at digital painting (not that the subjects are special enough to make the effort worthwhile); but she still can't paint over her true colors, and if I had a time machine I'd go back and DDoS DeviantArt to avert the drama. (I still don't hate her personally, but I concede that she's a lost cause and have deactivated my DeviantArt account.)
I read somewhere that France does give false accusations the same penalty as the crime. (Not that I'm a big fan of France overall; for all their snobbiness, they don't necessarily do it well.)
I think it's time I open up about my hobbies; the DeviantArt NPCs weren't having that, but I'm sure you wouldn't mind. I'm second-in-command on Hardware Insights (https://www.hardwareinsights.com), which reviewed a wide variety of computer PSUs and cases, among other small things. Around mid-2017 we ran out of steam and our HTTPS certificate expired in 2021, but you have my blessing to bypass it.
I can't say great things about US electrical standards (versus their European and Australian counterparts), but in any case I find electrical stuff safer to deal with (given basic competence) than people (NPCs especially). It's also become a decent place (suitably objective and apolitical) to start chipping away at false expertise: The cobbers at Australia's "Choice" magazine (for example) can't even properly review something as simple as a portable heater. Too easy for me, though: https://www.hardwareinsights.com/kambrook-kfh660-and-kfh600/ (with a competitor coming as soon as I take its photos) Ideally I'd have additional equipment (noise meter etc.) but calling the difference "night-and-day" would already be an understatement. In this thread I post smaller, partial reviews of various products (also including a few heaters, but mainly other electrical items): http://www.hardwareinsights.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=2160