people in SF be like what's ur superpower "i won the imo" "i got 3900 on codeforces" "I can beat all the leetcoding" Mine is that I can communicate with autistic people.
SemiAnalysis founder Dylan Patel jokes about SF tech culture's obsession with competitive programming metrics like Codeforces and LeetCode
Developer @jxnlco joked back, calling Patel an autistic farmer
Positive users praise communicating with autistic colleagues as an underrated, high-value skill for AI hiring and explanation, while negative users challenge or dismiss the executive's joke.
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@dylan522p autistic farmer
people in SF be like what's ur superpower "i won the imo" "i got 3900 on codeforces" "I can beat all the leetcoding" Mine is that I can communicate with autistic people.

@dylan522p Reeeeee
@dylan522p @bilaltwovec Tbf, so can autistic people.
people in SF be like what's ur superpower "i won the imo" "i got 3900 on codeforces" "I can beat all the leetcoding" Mine is that I can communicate with autistic people.

@dylan522p So can I

@dylan522p “I can beat all the leetcoding”

@dylan522p Id like to see you try and hold court with me.

@dylan522p @bilaltwovec Same

@dylan522p I diagnose them you communicate. Let’s gooo 🧠

@dylan522p mine is that i can parent and have a normal family life, which is extremely rare in sf and getting MORE rare by the minute.

@dylan522p

@dylan522p the actual highest paid skill in ai right now and nobody puts it on linkedin

@dylan522p "I ship software"

@dylan522p dudes be like, QCOM is shit

@dylan522p Underrated super-power! Probably need a Hero name now Dylan lol 💪

@dylan522p Real superpower? Led the Knicks' comeback in the 4th final game.

@insane_analyst @dylan522p What everyone says about their slightly quiet significant other or goofy friend that uses the word "chud" a lot--still high above sea level on the perilous iceberg of autism. Look out below, for there be monsters.

@dylan522p i’d like to meet the 3900 codeforces person please

@dylan522p robotics teams figure this out immediately.
hire for how people think, not test scores. it's what actually predicts real-world performance.

@dylan522p Mine is that I’m invisible in meetings

@dylan522p The rarest skill in that room is being able to explain what you built to someone who didn't build it.