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One other place I've seen it used is autism communities when someone is describing their feelings about fitting in, or not.

I'd hope they're not using your version of it, then.

I feel like that terminology could be updated, over time. First alternative that comes to mind is neurotypical, which I last saw in a blog post about the struggles of an autist dealing with office politics and implicit expectations. Very relatable. Conveniently, it doesn't define a side as normal.

I feel like 4chan is a US-centric thing. And a niche one at that. So it's a very niche US-centric thing to assume about random strangers on the world wide web.

"Reeks of 4chan" doesn't mean I think you use it. Sorry if that's how it came across, as I don't think charitably of the site. To make a crappy analogy, if Mom and friends used a term that is also used by an infamous group, I wouldn't think, "Everyone uses it differently." I'd tell her, "Gee, ma, that's not the bestest word, how 'bout this one instead?"

And if she's like you,

Yeah honestly it's not that serious for me.

That's probably where the story would end, eh.

So it's a vague term, often used as an insult, shared with uncool people, that has alternatives... Sounds like more reason to drop it? I've said too much already, so I'm dropping the thread, thanks for the talk.

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known platforms

I seriously doubt that people 'knew' about some random app that isn't even translated all the way.

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I hope I'm reading this wrong and I truly apologize if I am but I'm getting pretty strong 'asshole' vibes here, much stronger than I would from anyone using the word "normie", personally.

But either way, it's actually good to know when words I previously felt were overall harmless can cause this kind of response. I may not be from the USA, or have come from a background where it's such a charged word, but I'm on a platform that's likely mostly American (based on the news and politics that come through 'All'), so I will refrain from using it unless I find it absolutely necessary.

Which should be fairly easy to do, considering that I barely ever use it anyway and thought that this would be an amusing conversation.

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No, but you have access to the protocol so you write your own algorithm.

Then it is your algorithm, using the common protocol, that goes out and retrieves search results for your feed.

Likewise, 3rd party corporations can write their own algorithms on the protocol and everyone can choose which algorithms fill their personal feed with search results - turning them on or off on a whim, at a personalized level.

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No need to apologize, I've been getting worse as of late.

Re: being from the US, it feels like maybe you think I am, or I implied you were. I'm not seeing the latter, so I'll use this comment to mention I'm not from there either.

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You should be like me. I've just disabled the "vote" counter, and it feels amazing! Screw those people, they're probably neckbeards or something, anyway.

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No, it just shows a lack of understanding and is very unwelcoming.

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(some oss projects outright decline help from actual designers by the way)

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No need to apologize, I've been getting worse as of late.

Not gonna judge because I've probably been somewhere similar before. I am not exactly who I was yesterday either. I hope that you make it through the other side of whatever is hurting you and start to feel pain free again.****

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If the app was elevated as a point of protest, then people only knew about it because it went viral recently.

Lemmy was also briefly elevated during the Reddit exodus.

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I think that's just a mean rumor the Gentoo devs started to get back at the Debian devs for that incident with the penguin fursuit...

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The who for what??

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Only on Lemmy will I ever find such kind words time-and-time-again. Everybody is so truly dedicated to their morals and... just chill. Just nerds hanging out somewhere truly calm!...

Long-live Lemm-Lemm, peeps, long-live Lemm-Lemm!