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Someone calling you a 'Normie' has the same energy as "I'm not like other girls, Im quirky"                    Change mind

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't know it dated back to the 90s, but I agree, the word has gotten mainstream and changed its meaning while doing so.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Actually even further than that, even back in the 80s it was apparently used in certain subcultures to distinguish (drug) "addicts" from "normal people".