Had a whole argument once about capitalism v/s socialism only because I stated that, while neither is desireable, if I HAD to choose, I would rather live in the States than in Russia. Somehow that must have meant that I love the US and it is doing nothing wrong in my view but they are wrong because capitalism etc etc and I was just standing there like "...I literally did NOT say anything to do with that." And then they had the gall to claim that I am the one blowing up arguments. Yeah right.

[–] rtxn 5 points 6 months ago

I had a lot of that interaction with my mother before I figured out her algorithm. She'd ask about her cooking, "do you prefer food-A or food-B?" and if I gave a straight answer, I wouldn't see the other option for years. Then when someone brought it up later, she'd go "I thought you didn't like it".

Later on I learned to explain my preference as a ratio between A and B. I know she meant well, but bless her heart, she's neurotypical.