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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/klight101 on 2025-06-17 03:21:45+00:00.

Throughout the years I’ve noticed attributes that once gave people character have been fading, both online and in real life. People almost act identical now, and it’s just very boring. No one seems even a little bit interesting to talk to anymore. I know exactly what people could and would talk about as it’s usually current trends. It seems as if people are trying less at being unique and instead jumping on the band wagon and following the same cookie cutter personality that spans millions.

However, it seems that this general death of unique character is less common amongst the neurodivergent. From what I’ve seen on this sub over the years it seems like many people here are a lot more diverse with their tastes, preferences, and personalities. I’ve also noticed this trend with many neurodivergent people I’ve met in real life. It’s generally more interesting in the sub and it sort of feels like the 2000s internet. In the 2000s the internet and it’s users felt more creative and more interesting.

In this way I am glad to be autistic, I’m glad that I don’t conform to societies trends and that I’m truly a unique individual. I’m my own person and I’m not shaped by others because I simply don’t care about being popular. I do not care about the trends and I do not care about following the herd. Uniqueness in my opinion is extremely valuable and could even be beneficial in the near future.

But this general loss of creativity makes things a lot less interesting. It’s almost depressing, it’s like something that once lived since earths beginning has recently died for good.