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Texas imprisoned migrants after they should have been released, lawsuit claims
(www.texastribune.org)
this post was submitted on 24 Aug 2023
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Sure, if you're going to sugarcoat it I suppose. I see it as part of reading comprehension and nuanced language skills that the internet and text messages have understandably changed things, for better or worse. It is what it is. This one in particular bums me out, cause I'm badbrainstorm, and a super smartass. I even have my own Ali G type characters in my head that are rediculous af
Well, a lot of people who don't have good reading comprehension tend to be neurodivergent people, especially autistic folk like myself. I tend to approach things with a benefit of the doubt attitude but I'm more or less "high functioning" and some people have an even harder time understanding social cues via text. I use /s just out of mindfullness of folk who struggle with those kinds of thing.
Yeah, okay. I guess with all the xenobiotics and whatnot these things are becoming much more prevalent in society and I should be more understanding. Thanks