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Richard D. Bartlett@RichDecibels• over 1 year ago

"normie is short for norm enforcer"

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Richard D. Bartlett@RichDecibels• over 1 year ago
Replying to @RichDecibels

-- paraphrasing one of @nosilverv's greatest tweets cuz search is failing me

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Richard D. Bartlett@RichDecibels• over 1 year ago
Replying to @RichDecibels

update: https://t.co/z9mBIAA1LY

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GeniesLoki@GeniesLoki• about 5 years ago

"normie" is really the wrong word for the concept. The problem isn't that they're norm*ies*, it's that they're norm*ers*. In the problematic context it's actually you who is the normee.

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universe sweetheart 💓🌈💭@univrsw3th4rt• over 1 year ago
Replying to @RichDecibels

@RichDecibels oh my god

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Richard D. Bartlett@RichDecibels• over 1 year ago
Replying to @univrsw3th4rt

@univrsw3th4rt right

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Forth ❤️‍🔥@forthrighter• over 1 year ago
Replying to @RichDecibels

@RichDecibels @univrsw3th4rt so that would make weirdo short for norm violator?

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Richard D. Bartlett@RichDecibels• over 1 year ago
Replying to @forthrighter

@forthrighter @univrsw3th4rt that's part of it. there's an extra dimension about norm visibility. normies enforce norms by making them invisible. weirdos don't necessarily engage in norm legibilisation

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Forth ❤️‍🔥@forthrighter• over 1 year ago
Replying to @RichDecibels

@RichDecibels @univrsw3th4rt weirdos are maybe just outside of norms. Not enough critical mass to create new ones, unengaged with prevailing ones, but not in a "trailblazer" kind of way, in a "not big enough to be a sway" kind of way

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Bistromathtician@bistromathmagic• over 1 year ago
Replying to @forthrighter

@forthrighter @RichDecibels @univrsw3th4rt I believe autistics not understanding “social norms” is the paradigmatic example. They’re weird because they’re neurodivergent, but in certain over-represented fields they have enough mass to change norms in those areas.

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