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Thanks for this nice post and the link to the NYT article, which I'll check out next.

I was diagnosed last year as being on the spectrum. At the age of 53. Which answered a lot of questions like, why does it seem everyone is struggling less than me at this age? Not having an answer to that before now probably resulted (totally did) in a bit of schadenfreude for my fellow humans. Now I have a better perspective ... or at least a different one, that I think allows me to be more understanding and appreciative, and practice freudenfreude more often.

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Love this Anna! Thank you :)

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Aw, Anna. Thank you!!! You are such a joy to read and connect with. Thank you for making Substack so fun! 😘 ❤️ 🤓 xo

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I will proudly call out - only not by name as I am not sure if he would like me to shout out!

I was gifted a subscription today because I was told I make things brighter...... but wait is that me doing Fnf or him doing it? Hmm I will get back to you....

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I like helping my jiu-jitsu friends get better, but only after I've crushed them. Does that count? Can we call it Freudenschadenfreude?

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