It is hard to accept that the world owes us no favors, but since it was here long before either of us, there is no other way to look at it -- the world owes us nothing that we do not earn for ourselves.

This means putting up with the BS, the hatred, the ignorance, and the attempts at exploitation by others. It also means teaching others that when we say "no", it doesn't just mean "no" -- it also means "NO EFFING WAY AM I EVER GOING TO LET YOU USE OR ABUSE ME AGAIN!!!" Thus, it means that we have to be ready to stand on our own, without being dependent on others, if only so that those others will have no reason to believe that we owe them anything either.

To get to this point, I had to cut all ties and dependencies with my relatives, move across the country, and start over on my own -- not an easy accomplishment for an Aspie. I also had to re-build my reputation (not to mention my credit rating) from nothing -- a reputation for honesty, responsibility, accountability, and for getting the job done.

But the world is full of stupid people. But it is not just the stupidity alone that frustrates our efforts, it's that people seem to want to be stupid -- preferring to believe a thousand pleasant lies that to face one single, cold, harsh truth.

"The world does not care." That's the first truth of society. From this one truth, all other societal truths follow.