Map of Monotropic Experiences

Infodump Canyon

Connection

Canyon — drawn with shapes from the map builder, which you can use to draw your own.

In plain words

You tell someone everything about a thing you love. All of the detail. This is a gift, not a lecture. It shows you trust someone and care about them. It can be a sign of friendship.

Talking a lot about a topic in great detail.

Named by Helen Edgar. The definition above is a general one, not a quotation from the person who named this area.

What changes this

Somewhere it lands as a gift. An infodump is an act of intimacy — it is how a lot of us say I want you to have this — and a room that hears it as domination will get less of everything, not just less talking.

Where it is on the map

Area 7 of twenty, printed on the map as Infodump Canyon. It borders:

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