the missing social UI

in crusader kings there's this thing where most actions u can take will have an impact on other characters opinions of u, and those will be displayed. like "remove councilor (bob will have -20 opinion)"

this kind of intuitive "social UI" is precisely what most autists lack.

further, it's something that neurotypicals *expect* them to have, and it makes social missteps even more egregious. like "why did u do that when u *knew* it would upset me? the opinion penalty is displayed clearly right there!"

when in fact autists just don't have that UI element at all and don't even always realize others do

this isn't necessarily a fully black and white autism thing either . if ur naturally low empathy u can practice , u can spend extra time thinking thru the consequences of ur actions to come up with an "opinion shift" approximation.

that's basically what i did in high school when i realized i was unintentionally pissing people off all the time, and that was obviously very bad. i just started prioritizing thinking about other people's feelings and quickly got much better at it.

anyway yea i love CK2+3

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