(so-called "free thinkers" on their way to wear birkenstocks to school every single friggin day:) i don't like the word "normal." if you were to ask me what my least favorite word and / or concept is, normal would likely be the first word i say. the concept of normality sucks. there are eight billion people on this planet and some people genuinely expect that all of us conform to the same race, or religion, or political stance, or some other stupid thing. it makes me angry just thinking about it. there is essentially no such thing as normal. everybody has their own background, their own needs, their own desires, et cetera. everybody is free to think whatever it is that they want to think, unless it genuinely crosses a line and is morally wrong or "weird" weird in some sense (you know what kind of territory i'm referring to here). the thing is, when people break away from "being normal," they have some sort of individuality and freedom and control. they are happy and better able to produce some output in society, make a life for themselves, and just be happy. then someone else will see this and scrutinize the person for four hours, take a break, and pick right back up where they left off. why? do you honestly expect that everyone will adhere to your perception of the world? so what if they don't? move on. certain people like to claim something along the lines of "if everyone were the same then problems would be minimized." and in a sense yes, that is true. one problem: "normal" and "uniform" is boring. imagine walking out of your front door in the morning and walking around your neighborhood or city, and literally everyone is the exact same color and has the exact same thought process and culture and has no regard for anyone unless it is a person that thinks the exact same way as themself. there is also something called having a civilized conversation about things. if you have an issue with someone else's perspective or lifestyle, don't be an idiot about it. talk to them respectfully about it. i myself, after breaking free of the bonds of the cultural and religious norms that surrounded me, had an issue trying to deal with people who aren't as woke-minded. i had a passion for making sure that you knew that "i am me and you can't do squat about it," but it was in a more rude and quarrel-y way than i'd try in the present. (it also lacked major evidence because i was woke since i was a baby but didn't know why being woke is okay.) my point: if someone else thinks or acts differently from you, just settle the matter peacefully, and if you can't come to some resolve or agreement, just please be aware that there is probably another couple of billion of people just like them, so get ready. it's unfortunately taken me awhile to realize this myself. i don't align with conservative views, but i'm going to tell people "well, if you were raised on this and that's what you believe, i won't fight you as long as you don't start things." individuality is great. being different is a beautiful thing. i like walking around the city sometimes just to see all of the people and what they do and how they dress and whatnot. (not people watching though because that's weird.) even the quote unquote "normal" people have some sort of flavor to them, because they have their own lives and favorite things, and so no one is necessarily normal. there is really no such thing. i just wanted to say that. i didn't get across everything that i wanted to here. i forgot a lot of what i was going to say and i couldn't quite think straight. but you get the general idea. _____ by the way: WHY IS MY BODY FAT FOUR PERCENT I HAVE THE WORST GENETICS EVER i wear long sleeves every day to hide the literal visible veins in my arm. like it's not even just bc i'm trans i don't wanna walk around with veins in my arms i already got huge hands and a somewhat deep voice why did God decide it was funny to give me this level of body fat
