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SMALL CHANNEL SHOUT OUTS:
Kelgore -    / @kelgore  
Jessica Yang -    / @jessicayang7240  
Jessica's "still studying" channel -    / @stillstudying133  

Thank you, Megan, for your cultural insights! find more of Megan and her work below:
Megan Collins -   / megan_e_collins  
Cultique -   / cultique.co  

time stamps:
0:00 - intro
0:47 - what is a normie?
2:25 - what is a local?
4:16 - shout out to today's sponsor, Soludos
5:45 - more examples of locals and normies
7:14 - when were these terms most popular?
8:45 - being ironic?
10:08 - who's using these terms on twitter these days?
10:44 - "freaks & geeks" vs the normies / social dynamics
13:33 - the solace of the internet
15:38 - basic is the worst insult lmao
16:17 - I'm not like other internet users
16:55 - normie memes vs niche memes
18:47 - surface level social media, "straight tiktok"
19:22 - what is "cheugy" ?
21:14 - stan twitter vs the locals
22:52 - somehow none of us are normies or locals?
25:07 - small channel shout out: Kelgore!
25:29 - small channel shout out: Jessica Yang!

sources & references:
Words We're Watching: Normie - https://www.merriam-webster.com/words...
Local Twitter finally gives a name to being performatively basic online - https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/30/17...
33 Tweets That Are So Relatable It Hurts - https://www.buzzfeed.com/jakekaplan/i...
"Normies Are Getting Creative," Chris Fleming -    • Normies Are Getting Creative  

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