Object personification in #autism: This paper will be very sad if you don't read it - PubMed
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30101594/
Object personification is the attribution of human characteristics to non-human agents. In online forums, autistic individuals commonly report experiencing this phenomenon. ... Given that in many cases, autistic people report [this] as distressing, it is important to consider the reasons for the increased personification and identify structures for support.
@tokensane I don't need support structures for thinking the dishwasher is sad when I compare it unfavourably to the old one. I just need to be less mean about the new dishwasher. It's doing its best!