The Fabulous Destiny of Butters, I

I’m going to transcribe some of my conversations with my friend Saad here. He has ADD, and I might have some autistic traits, though I have never been diagnosed. As such, we have both found ourselves in a predicament with regard to practical success. Interestingly, my problem is an almost complete inability to engage in rapport talk (talking with people, getting to know them), but an overdeveloped ability to engage in report talk (talking at people, informing them of things while they listen). His problem is the exact opposite. For this reason, both of us are unemployed and avoidant when it comes to the practical world (which is often called the ‘real world’ by practical types, but if anything is less real; being more material, temporal and less connected with ultimate reality). We also have the same political compass score.

These conversations are reconstructions based on my memory:

Me: Have you noticed that people like you, me and Y have a kind of innocence?

Saad: What do you mean?

Me: We have an innocence of soul.

Saad: Yeah, I have noticed. But I think everyone has that, to some degree.

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Me: We’re too special to be part of this ridiculous charade of job-hunting and interviews.

Saad: We are, but the thing is, what do we do then?

Me: Avoid it. We can create our own world.

Saad: Where?

Me: Here, in Canada.

Saad: It would be easier in Pakistan. There everyone creates their own world.

PS – The title is based on The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain, a movie I am watching right now, and that I recommend.

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