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[-] Heavybell@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Ehh, I mean I don't hate it as a term. Most of my friends are online, my hobbies mostly are too. Unlike 4channers tho I'm happy with my life, have a good job, etc. Still, I might refer to people who go hiking, watch Marvel movies, and so on as normies, or at least "normal people".

[-] RobertOwnageJunior@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In my book it's just a more modern way to express how special you are. When most people that use the term are gamers, or adjacent, which isn't special anymore by any stretch of the imagination. Like, if you're someone who is hardcore into niche hobbies like freeclimbing/bouldering or building replicas of famuos buildings out of ice cream, that's fine. But if you're sitting at home, playing CS and shitposting on social media, come on dude...

[-] Moneo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Using normie as a way of feeling special or putting others down is dumb but some people just feel isolated/different.

I feel like most people just use it to refer to people outside their clique/interests. I'm a normie to climbers and unless they love video games they are normies to me. They can't have an in depth conversation with me about their latest climbing trip and I can't have an in depth conversation with them about how much I fucking hate dark souls but can't wait to get home and play it.

If there's an less obnoxious term you can suggest please do, I get why you hate the term.

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