{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6605b73a53b2df00163976ab/6627856ecbd30d0012f8b61c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"8. Autism and work: entrepreneurship and employment are different flavours of poop","description":"<p>Having to work to live sucks, least of all when how your brain is built doesn't support consistent productivity. In this episode I discuss how difficult I find entrepreneurship and employment, and how much I resent having to betray myself at work just to maintain basic human rights (food, shelter). I get into:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Entrepreneurship and how it triggers our fear of being perceived</li><li>Capitalism and the illusion of choice</li><li>Workplaces wanting your time and not your productivity</li><li>The unfairness and impossibility of monetizing a passion</li><li>Fundamental incongruities of autism and conventional offices</li></ul><p><br></p><p>References:</p><p><em>Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata</em></p><p><br></p><p>Please leave a review on Apple podcasts so that other late-diagnosers can find the show</p><p><br></p><p>Check out my other podcast: <a href=\"https://linktr.ee/mukundwa_\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://linktr.ee/mukundwa_</a></p><p>Join my Patreon: <a href=\"https://patreon.com/autisticasfuck\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://patreon.com/autisticasfuck</a></p><p>Buy Me a Coffee: <a href=\"https://www.buymeacoffee.com/autisticasfpodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/autisticasfpodcast</a></p><p>Find a therapist or counsellor: <a href=\"https://ndtherapists.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://ndtherapists.com</a> and <a href=\"https://neurodivergentpractitioners.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://neurodivergentpractitioners.org/</a>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"M"}