www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Autist
The singular form of autistic. Usually in reference to those who play sandbox games such as minecraft other than actual autistic peoples.
Hence the ‘mining’ I guess.
I thought that was “avatar”—I’d be interested in knowing more about “autistic”
They call themselves “autists” which I presume is a riff on “outists” as well as the fact that millennial computer nerds are characterized by autism spectral disorder, e.g. Asperger’s syndrome. They self-describe themselves that way, so it is not for the rest of us to take offense.