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Between the genuine weirdos, the autistic and/or the neuro-divergent, is there anyone left, really? Do the "normies" genuinely exist? Happy-go-lucky, knows a bi

by hackrmn 5mo ago

Between the genuine weirdos, the autistic and/or the neuro-divergent, is there anyone left, really? Do the "normies" genuinely exist? Happy-go-lucky, knows a bit about everything but doesn't nerd out on anything, picks up every conversation subject and listens and holds their own in a manner that is just right? I am genuinely curious about the existence of these "superhumans".

munificent 5mo ago
There are many many of these socially-skilled normies. But, by virtue of being socially skilled, most have already pretty much filled up their social capacity and don't tend to show up at the kind of venues dedicated to helping under-socialized people meet up.
joewhale 5mo ago
that describes me but i would never say i'm a "superhuman". I feel like i'm a boring glue guy.
xpe 5mo ago
While there is often a "normal" (bell-curve fitting) distribution for individual factors, putting them together can be counter-intuitive. > Even when considering just three dimensions, fewer than 5% of pilots were “average” in all. [1] I would guess many/most people probably think they fall into either (1) the normal bucket or (変) the weird/fringe bucket. Either "I am pretty normal" or "I am an outsider". How many think "We're all fairly different once you cluster in any 3 interesting dimensions!"? But people feel that dichotomy, which makes me think it is largely about perception relative to a dominant culture: the in-group versus out-group feeling. For example, atheists might feel like outsiders in many parts of the U.S., but less so in big cities and in other countries. In dense urban walkable cities (like NYC), people see diversity more directly and more often. Seeing a bunch of people is different than seeing a bunch of cars. [1]: From "Curse of Dimensionality: Lessons from the U.S. Air Force Cockpit Design" by Maciej Nasinski (2025): https://polkas.github.io/posts/cursedim/ https://polkas.github.io/posts/cursedim/
- croemer 5mo ago
  Curious how that character 変 made it in there. Is that a typo for 2?
  - AussieWog93 5mo ago
    My first thought was that they were an LLM, but then checking their profile it seems they've been around since 2012 and have a comment expressing that they seem to get accused of being an LLM a lot, and suggesting people don't do that.
    - unsupp0rted 5mo ago
      Any sufficiently interesting person eventually gets accused of being an AI. Quite soon these accusations will nearly always be accurate.
      - xpe 5mo ago
        > Quite soon these accusations will nearly always be accurate. /headscratching They don't have to be, do they? It is possible that some people will build identity systems with norms that e.g. humans type with their own hands. These could become popular, at least conceivably, in certain areas. Hard to enforce for sure. And getting harder and harder to distinguish reliably.
  - malnourish 5mo ago
    I thought it was an aposite joke. A, "you're local weirdo, or you, might count in a foreign language".
  - timr 5mo ago
    it's a Japanese word for "weird". I'm guessing that OP is a bit of an Otaku (aka "obsessed with Japan") -- which is either ironic or completely appropriate.
    - xpe 5mo ago
loloquwowndueo 5mo ago
> Between the genuine weirdos, the autistic and/or the neuro-divergent, is there anyone left, really? Heh this has a total “nobody goes there anymore, it’s too crowded” vibe.
itake 5mo ago
People new to cities look for community.
Gigachad 5mo ago
The "normie" doesn't really exist. Everyone is kind of weird in some aspect, which might not be obvious on a surface level. But having gone to a bunch of programming meetups, the majority of people are perfectly pleasant and good to socialise with. The weirdos are usually non tech people who have an app or crypto idea they want help with. Or just total crazy people who just showed up to the first event they could find regardless of topic.
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Havoc 5mo ago
The OGs in the group tend to be well adjusted normal people. ie the people that started the group
VoodooJuJu 5mo ago
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by hackrmn 5mo ago

munificent 5mo ago

There are many many of these socially-skilled normies. But, by virtue of being socially skilled, most have already pretty much filled up their social capacity and don't tend to show up at the kind of venues dedicated to helping under-socialized people meet up.

joewhale 5mo ago

that describes me but i would never say i'm a "superhuman". I feel like i'm a boring glue guy.

xpe 5mo ago

While there is often a "normal" (bell-curve fitting) distribution for individual factors, putting them together can be counter-intuitive. > Even when considering just three dimensions, fewer than 5% of pilots were “average” in all. [1] I would guess many/most people probably think they fall into either (1) the normal bucket or (変) the weird/fringe bucket. Either "I am pretty normal" or "I am an outsider". How many think "We're all fairly different once you cluster in any 3 interesting dimensions!"? But people feel that dichotomy, which makes me think it is largely about perception relative to a dominant culture: the in-group versus out-group feeling. For example, atheists might feel like outsiders in many parts of the U.S., but less so in big cities and in other countries. In dense urban walkable cities (like NYC), people see diversity more directly and more often. Seeing a bunch of people is different than seeing a bunch of cars. [1]: From "Curse of Dimensionality: Lessons from the U.S. Air Force Cockpit Design" by Maciej Nasinski (2025): https://polkas.github.io/posts/cursedim/ https://polkas.github.io/posts/cursedim/

croemer 5mo ago
Curious how that character 変 made it in there. Is that a typo for 2?
- AussieWog93 5mo ago
  My first thought was that they were an LLM, but then checking their profile it seems they've been around since 2012 and have a comment expressing that they seem to get accused of being an LLM a lot, and suggesting people don't do that.
  - unsupp0rted 5mo ago
    Any sufficiently interesting person eventually gets accused of being an AI. Quite soon these accusations will nearly always be accurate.
    - xpe 5mo ago
      > Quite soon these accusations will nearly always be accurate. /headscratching They don't have to be, do they? It is possible that some people will build identity systems with norms that e.g. humans type with their own hands. These could become popular, at least conceivably, in certain areas. Hard to enforce for sure. And getting harder and harder to distinguish reliably.
- malnourish 5mo ago
  I thought it was an aposite joke. A, "you're local weirdo, or you, might count in a foreign language".
- timr 5mo ago
  it's a Japanese word for "weird". I'm guessing that OP is a bit of an Otaku (aka "obsessed with Japan") -- which is either ironic or completely appropriate.
  - xpe 5mo ago

loloquwowndueo 5mo ago

> Between the genuine weirdos, the autistic and/or the neuro-divergent, is there anyone left, really? Heh this has a total “nobody goes there anymore, it’s too crowded” vibe.

itake 5mo ago

People new to cities look for community.

Gigachad 5mo ago

The "normie" doesn't really exist. Everyone is kind of weird in some aspect, which might not be obvious on a surface level. But having gone to a bunch of programming meetups, the majority of people are perfectly pleasant and good to socialise with. The weirdos are usually non tech people who have an app or crypto idea they want help with. Or just total crazy people who just showed up to the first event they could find regardless of topic.

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Havoc 5mo ago

The OGs in the group tend to be well adjusted normal people. ie the people that started the group

VoodooJuJu 5mo ago

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