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Hi, everyone.

I'm a 20-year-old boy ("man" doesn't fit my vibe honestly) from the Netherlands. I'm autistic, AroAce, a little naive, a little innocent, and a bit all over the place. My mood can vary by a lot and I'll sometimes post about it when things get tough.

Some may know me from the r/TheDeprogram Discord (and its Weenie spinoff, teehee)

I have visited the site for over a year now, but now I've decided to create an account. Part of it is because I have questions about myself and personal feelings, and the neurodiverse comm seemed like a place where I could ask them. The people there seem kind and supportive.

Politically, while I tend to favour Marxist-Leninists, I have barely read any theory (sorry) and don't want to box myself in with a label, so I tell myself that I'm a "non-specified Marxist".

My interests are video games (usually more retro or relaxed, and not modern/mature AAA stuff), urbanism, space, tech, and I also gander at the anime comm usually, despite me not consuming the medium firsthand, with a few exceptions.

One thing you'll notice about me is that I have a fixation with Mega Man, and specifically the Mega Man Star Force series. I started playing the first game a year ago, when I was in my first year of university, and became depressed and hopeless about my life. The main character, Geo Stelar (hence my username), felt like a reflection of myself in many cases and of who I want to be. The game's themes of space, technology and hope combined with the retro aesthetic made me very attached to it, and the music has made me cry on many occasions. I never felt so understood and spoken to in my life, and it comforted me when I felt so lonely. It made me believe in myself again, and now I feel like I'm truly changing as a person, in no small part thanks to this game. I could talk for hours about it, I might make some effortposts about all my feelings about it one day.

That's all I have to say today. I hope you may enjoy my presence here.

"Pulse Out."

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Welcome, hope u enjoy ur stay.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Welcome

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