"I think Chris Chan had the capacity to be a constructive & productive member of society whose life had real useful meaning."
I don't get this line of thinking.
Chris Chan is borderline retarded, possibly actually retarded and certainly mentally ill. There is nothing "high functioning" about his Autism. There would be a time when someone like him would be put into an asylum or a group home.
I don't think the internet or even society ruined him, he clearly could not function in even the best society.
Sometimes "High functioning" just means "can form a coherent sentence" but yes, his only skill in life seemed to be drawing like a small child, and got lucky enough to generate a following on the internet who turned it into a meme.
It's hard to find value in the work of a man who can probably be outsmarted by a bright 6 year old.
I don't get this line of thinking.
Chris Chan is borderline retarded, possibly actually retarded and certainly mentally ill. There is nothing "high functioning" about his Autism. There would be a time when someone like him would be put into an asylum or a group home.
I don't think the internet or even society ruined him, he clearly could not function in even the best society.
Sometimes "High functioning" just means "can form a coherent sentence" but yes, his only skill in life seemed to be drawing like a small child, and got lucky enough to generate a following on the internet who turned it into a meme.
It's hard to find value in the work of a man who can probably be outsmarted by a bright 6 year old.