90% of the time, the explanation is "I was doing a thing that didnt require external light source and didnt notice the sun went down."
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yeah but even if i did notice the sun went down i prefer to stay in the dark as long as it's not necessary to have light
Is there a eye-strain-related reason that the lights should be turned on in this circumstance? I find myself in this position a lot, not realizing the screen is way brighter than it needs to be for the brightness in the area.
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Also, we sometimes like the dark.
Would you like it if you were in a room with a comfortable lighting level and changed the lighting level to suit ourselves without saying anything first?
I want a secret button that makes the room 100x brighter than normal lights so when this happens I can come back with, "idk how can you see in such dark spaces?" Then close my eyes and initate Operation Surface of the Sun.
With home assistant and enough LED drivers you probably could.
“Why don’t you ever come out of your room?” flashbacks, lol
"I rule from the shadows" is my usual response.
"leave me to do my dark bidding in peace".
"Oh, what are you bidding on?".
"A table"
Normally I just hisss
I like the way they worded it as if you were misplaced by them. Ah shoot, where did I leave my nuerodivergent again? Probably left them next to my keys in the kitchen.
"Does a vampire live in here"!?
*flips switch*
Haha I used to get this from grandma who always complains about the electric bill. Like im trying to save money!
Everytime I read something about neurodivergent behavior I am astonished that another atypical thing I do is actually typical behaviour just not for neurotypical persons. (sry for my English - not a native speaker)
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Reminds me of an Aussie comedian who said that when someone turns the light on suddenly you get momentarily transported to hell.
Be honest. At least half the time, it's because you've forgotten lights are a thing.
Somewhat related but does anyone else like driving in the dark? Like no other cars back roads in the middle of nowhere, the only light is from my instruments, radio, and headlights? Fucken peak especially out in the truly middle of nowhere with minimal light pollution with the cosmos visible.
Agreed, I love this part of long drives to out of the way destinations. Definitely better in older cars without obnoxious touch screens.
I enjoy some games that can simulate this too, like Elite Dangerous scooting around in the lander on the dark side of some barren planet deep in uninhabited space. Not the same as the real thing of course, but I still enjoy it.
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I just hiss as I retreat under the bed.
Yeah, why tf do people need to turn on my lights?
I'm not Vashta Nerada (I wish tho).
Yes! Please let me be part of the flesh devouring hive mind colony that likes books and lives in the dark.
It's the prefect life.
This is why I wear sunglasses when in the office, it’s too damn bright. If in the first one in then it’s always the next guy asking why I don’t have the lights on and I’m like cause I can see just fine like this.
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In my old gym there was a guy who liked to turn the lights off and then take showers in the mens locker room.
Neurodivergent or not, that's really weird.
Nah, dark showers are actually peak. I have my eyes closed for most of the time anyways. Unless I’m doing something like shaving, there’s no reason to have the lights on.
I wouldn’t do it in public though…
I wouldn’t do it in public though…
By all means, do your thing in the privacy of your own home. No shame in that.
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I'm guessing he is just self conscious. I never really liked showering around others. Even when I was really fit
That could be. My first thought was... what's he doing in there that not having the light on is a necessity?
Furthermore, other people turning OFF a light that's in another room because that's the precise amount of light I want where I'm at. Absolutely infuriating.
Wouldn’t them being in the dark bolster the argument that they are bats?
And if they were lost bats, what would turning the lights on be meant to do?
I should get that diagnosis. 😐
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i use light mode everywhere. i change color schemes to light, and create my own for applications that don't provide them.
i don't know why.
It takes all types. No shame in having your own preferences ¯\(ツ)/¯