get really really enthusiastically interested in the watch. ask for details seem super impressed. massage that wealthy ego to the point of basically a blow job. but then just like keep going. see how long you can keep the topic on that one specific watch. don’t ever let him talk about anything that the watch means or about the dynamic he tried to establish.
optionally, loose interest and leave without ever having let anything be said that wasn’t about the watch. this is how you weaponize autism against egotists.
This is a method that my non-confrontational midwestern mind can work with! Being exceptionally interested and kind to the point that they might realize you’re f-ing with them and don’t actually care at all. Whether or not they realize doesn’t matter because you know.
Similar to when we say “oh that’s interesting,” but actually mean that we don’t give a crap about what you’re saying but don’t want to be rude to your face.
I can attest it’s really funny. I get a sick kind of pleasure from evoking discomfort in people who don’t want me to like them. I’m not really good at being nasty to people so it’s something I started doing when I learned nasty people don’t like it when you’re nice to them or unfazed by their vampire antics.
If you’ve heard of “mirroring” before, that’s my favorite. Mirroring people who don’t like you fucks them up in ways I don’t think I could with words
get really really enthusiastically interested in the watch. ask for details seem super impressed. massage that wealthy ego to the point of basically a blow job. but then just like keep going. see how long you can keep the topic on that one specific watch. don’t ever let him talk about anything that the watch means or about the dynamic he tried to establish.
optionally, loose interest and leave without ever having let anything be said that wasn’t about the watch. this is how you weaponize autism against egotists.
And keep it going whenever you see that person again. “Are you wearing the watch today? Where’s the watch? Show us your watch!”
perfect, yes 😆
This is a method that my non-confrontational midwestern mind can work with! Being exceptionally interested and kind to the point that they might realize you’re f-ing with them and don’t actually care at all. Whether or not they realize doesn’t matter because you know.
Similar to when we say “oh that’s interesting,” but actually mean that we don’t give a crap about what you’re saying but don’t want to be rude to your face.
I can attest it’s really funny. I get a sick kind of pleasure from evoking discomfort in people who don’t want me to like them. I’m not really good at being nasty to people so it’s something I started doing when I learned nasty people don’t like it when you’re nice to them or unfazed by their vampire antics.
If you’ve heard of “mirroring” before, that’s my favorite. Mirroring people who don’t like you fucks them up in ways I don’t think I could with words