[UA] Slaughterhouse

[DocHopt at aol.com]

I once read an autobiographical book by an autistic woman who makes a living 
designing efficient USDA-approved slaughterhouses. I can't remember the 
author -or- the title, but it was very interesting... she tackled the problem 
of why there were "good" slaughterhouses and "bad" slaughterhouses that cows 
going through the process would somehow react differently to even though, in 
some cases, they were designed almost exactly the same way.

Also, the author talked at length about what it's like being autistic (every 
case is different, but there are some common things that are different 
between austistics and normal people)-- for instance, how her memory worked 
(almost like a slideshow) and interesting social experiences. For instance, 
it was only when she was fourteen at a friend's party that she realized that 
a lot of social interaction was deeply affected by your emotions, and not 
just going along with the normal 'mind your manners' routines; and as of the 
writing of the book she still didn't understand the concept of 'love'.

Obligatory non-slaughterhouse UA related stuff: can humans with mental 
illnesses affect UA's humanocentric world? For instance, I imagine it's 
difficult for someone like the author of this book to contribute to the 
concept behind a Lover archetype.

Hopt
--
"You mean, important decisions are affected by emotions? -That's- why 
blabbering politicians never make any sense..."

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