[libreoffice-users] non-mainstream

Hi :)
Last week we had an interesting thread, at least i thought so, about how
most of us are probably on the aspergers/autism spectrum.  About how that
might actually be a benefit despite being possibly mislabelled as a
'dis'ability.  Sure, for some people it is too extreme and may be crippling
or maybe it's still a benefit for a lucky few who maybe worked hard to
"make the most of it".  Many of us have tiny amounts of it and even that is
sometimes just enough to set us outside of mainstream society.


At the end of the week i unwisely went to a pub with a friend who started
pointing out some of my "eccentricities" and physically held onto me to
prevent me from leaving.  Errr she's quite a hot chick so it wasn't all bad
and when we go out i try to realise that almost all the glances and stares
we get are because of her.  Just before disappearing inside myself i looked
around to reassure myself that everyone around me was different in their
ways but found just a sea of white faces and all dressed in a very similar
way to each other = nothing like me nor like almost any friend.

I'm guessing there are a lot of people here who feel 'outside' of
mainstream society for at least 1 reason or other.  Here on the list i feel
safe because no-one can judge any one else on such randomness as skin
colour.

Do other people here feel like they are outside of a mainstream society in
a way that might show up in a photo or face-to-face?  I think in a photo i
might look too mainstream.  A static 2 dimensional image often misses a lot
of the character of a person.  Would it be good to collect a bunch of
photos that show us using LibreOffice?  Maybe focussing mostly on the
screen but enough of a hint of you or a friend that the photo gives an
impression of someone interesting.  On the other hand maybe it is best that
we stick with the images we have of each other in our minds-eye?

I like the idea of a montage of different users so that almost anyone
looking at the montage might recognise something of themselves in one or
more of the people in the montage.  If you email photos to me privately i
might be able to get a local artist to put it together.  I would avoid
naming names unless you specifically tell me to include it.

The term 'mainstream' is quite flexible and might be very different in some
countries or amongst some cultures.  If we look at the photos used in our
marketing then simply wearing a suit would make you stand out and it might
be good to see that sort of thing mixed in too.

Regards from
Tom :)

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