Wouldn’t what lower my status? I don’t understand your question.
Anything which makes you appear as an Aspie instead of an ordinary person emphasises your differences from the group, thus making you seem more of an outsider. That was the possibility I was considering.
In this group, making oneself appear as an aspie is probably a status bonus.
It is if you can manage to convey the quirks without actually acting out the weaknesses.
I already have Asperger’s, so I focus on minimizing the weaknesses.
I meant among his group of friends, not amognst Less Wrong.
Wouldn’t what lower my status? I don’t understand your question.
Anything which makes you appear as an Aspie instead of an ordinary person emphasises your differences from the group, thus making you seem more of an outsider. That was the possibility I was considering.
In this group, making oneself appear as an aspie is probably a status bonus.
It is if you can manage to convey the quirks without actually acting out the weaknesses.
I already have Asperger’s, so I focus on minimizing the weaknesses.
I meant among his group of friends, not amognst Less Wrong.