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Another hot tip: don't refer to people as "normies."
It's fine for now, works for a large segment of the current population, and there isn't a particularly good alternative. But yes, not calling normies normies to their face is a good idea.
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Yes, but "normies" seems too pejorative imo, although I agree there really isn't a good alternative to it.
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