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you cannot significantly deviate from the norm without being treated like a deviant, i find this to be one of the simplest and most self-evident truths about socializing that smart people continually seem surprised about https://t.co/02xRvLvszx
this includes trying to be deviantly good, moral, kind, just, etc, because "who the fuck do you think you are? you think you're better than us? you think we're not good enough? you think we're less than? fuck you, man!" they'll valorize you once you're dead of course
it is also a punishable offence to know people too well in spaces where people bond over their collective unknowing the word "weird" originally meant "one with the power to control fate" at best, you get to be the village witch, who is tolerated but treated with fear &suspicion
some of the fun things that can make you a deviant in other people's eyes: - being curious - having a memory - having a conscience - having a sense of humor - refusing to participate in ritual cruelty (including and maybe especially towards yourself) https://t.co/9Om9uzZsI3
