people think taking things literally is just like
not getting jokes and sarcasm
when in my experience it's more like
thinking you have to fulfill 100% of the exact requirements for something, when everyone else apparently knows it's actually a bit flexible
answering rhetorical questions and everyone thinking you're stupid
SAYING something with a literal meaning and others interpreting it figuratively
following instructions to a T but not knowing how to modify them if something goes wrong
wait that song was talking about WHAT??
doing EXACTLY what someone asked of you and them getting mad that it wasn't what they meant or actually wanted
being terrified of people's empty threats or hyperbole without realizing they didn't actually mean it
memorizing all the connotations of different words so you can use them as precisely as possible, getting frustrated when others are inexact
still not getting jokes and sarcasm