Welcome. Call yourself anything you want. Don't worry about what anyone else thinks-- it's up to you! Look forward to seeing some of your photos.
Language is determined by how that majority of people use and interpret a word.I mean there is because language is not an exact science but I get what you mean and I'm certainly not going to die on this particular hill. It definitely is usually used in a certain way which is inappropriate in this context perhaps. Ultimately I don't think either of our thoughts matter as neither of us are admins/mods anyways.
True, but there's also room for personal interpretation/experience/what something means to youLanguage is determined by how that majority of people use and interpret a word.
Not on a public forum outside the friend group from which that originated.True, but there's also room for personal interpretation/experience/what something means to you
Bingo!I'm getting the distinct impression from the way @ZoologicallyDepraved talks about her username, and the way people feel about her info-dumping about her interests, that she may well be on the autistic spectrum.
If so, you may be comforted to hear that you are in good company in this regard - there are a lot of long-standing autistic members of the community, myself included![]()