Tyler Cowen is in the autistic spectrum. Either he self admitted it or others have said so. This is how an allegedly brilliant economist is pro-open borders at the same time he sees computers-robots making millions unemployed like never before.
He has no cognitive disconnect on this. Why? Autism...mild form. Some say half of Silicon Valley is autistic. Mild form same as libertarians might be inclined towards....All about self. No loyalty to a nation.
I believe you are making unjustified assumptions about autistic people, specifically those on the mild end of the spectrum.
The major factor in autism is an inability to “read” others and respond to emotional cues appropriately. I don’t think it means autistic people don’t feel emotions themselves or have the potential to believe in or feel loyalty to something greater than themselves.
I think that’s more on the socio/psychopath spectrum.