Let me preface by saying, I would love to hear counter points and am fully open to the fact that I could be wrong and totally out of touch. I just want to have some dialogue around something thatās been bothering me in the fediverse.
More and more often I keep hearing people refer to ānormiesā. I think by referring to other people as ānormiesā, whether you intend to or not, you inadvertently gatekeep and create an exclusive environment rather than an inclusive one in the fediverse.
If I was not that familiar with the fediverse and decided to check it out and the first thing I read was a comment about ānormiesā, I would quite honestly be very put off. It totally has a negative connotation and doesnāt even encapsulate any one group. I just read a comment about someone grouping a racist uncle and funny friend into the same category of normie because they arenāt up to date on the fediverse or super tech savvy or whatever.
I donāt want to see any Meta bs in the fediverse. I barely want to see half of the stuff from Reddit in the fediverse. I donāt want to see the same echo chamber I do everywhere else.
I do want to see more users and more perspectives and a larger user base though. I want to see kindness and compassion. I want to talk to people about topics they are interested in. I want to have relevant discussions without it dissolving into some commentary on some unrelated hot topic thing.
I think calling people normies creates a more toxic, exclusive place which I personally came here to avoid.
Just my two cents! I know for most people using the term it isnāt meant to be malicious, but I think it comes off that way.
Love to hear all of your thoughts.
The problem is that generalization exists.
Every person that ever met or talked to a person that is part of the non-ānormieā group does not want to associate with other people that might be in the same group. Iāve experienced it myself often enough even though I donāt consider myself far gone like the people that talk to every ānormieā in a condescending way, but they donāt know it.
I genuinely try to hide the fact that I have fun tinkering with my PC or programming because of that. Because I do not want people that are not tech affinitive to think āIām probably just a stuck-up assholeā.
Definitely elements of this resonate for me, but thatās why I think itās just silly. They are a needless way of creating division where there doesnāt need to be.
You just defined stereotyping and prejudice.
No no no, itās stereotyping and prejudice when OTHER people do it to US. WE should tell THEM that THEY are US, and by saying this to OURSELVES we have said it to THEM, so that WE know that THEY know, but now THEY are a THEM again.
YOU donāt get it. WE get it. YOU should all be like US where there is no YOU and US, there is only the WE that is YOU and US, but thereis no YOU and US, there is only the WE that is YOU and US, but thereis no YOU and US, there is only the WE that is YOU and US, but thereis no YOU and US, there is only the WE that is YOU and US.
Simple. See? You donāt? But, YOU must because there is noā¦
What? Iām assuming you are using your same failed understanding of another of my comments here. If you arenāt going to actually point out what you think is wrong, but instead try to illustrate it with nonsensical statements, I canāt honestly pinpoint where communication failed. Just try using basic logic next time if you feel so inclined to elucidate whatever point youāre trying to make.
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Thatās your loss, man. Personally, I donāt feel the need to associate with people who are condescending towards my hobbies.