“Normies”: Why You Don’t Want to Deal with Them (But Maybe You Should)
You know those people who seem perfectly fine living their lives in a straight line? The ones who wake up at 7 a.m., go to their nine-to-five, sit in traffic, complain about traffic, go home, watch TV, and repeat the whole joyless process the next day? Yeah, those people. Normal people, or “normies” as I call them. They are the ones I actively avoid.
They are the ones who rejected your creativity. Remember that time you had a wild idea that would revolutionize the world? (Okay, maybe it was just a weird painting or a short story about sentient avocados, but still.) And what did you get in return? The raised eyebrow. The condescending chuckle. “Maybe you should think about getting a real job.”
Thanks, Janet from Accounting. I didn’t realize that the creative fire burning inside me could be extinguished by your Excel spreadsheet life goals.
“Get a real job,” they said
Let’s pause for a moment to talk about this phrase, “Get a real job.” What does that even mean? Does my job have to require a soul-sucking commute and meetings about meetings to qualify as “real”? Will my creativity only matter when it comes with health insurance and a 401(k)?
The irony is, the so-called “real jobs” we were all pushed toward are the ones that leave us daydreaming of escaping. And when we do take that leap—pursue our art, write that novel, or craft the next greatest invention—they say, “Well, that’s cute, but shouldn’t you be thinking about your future?”
Normal people didn’t accept you as you are
This is where the real fun begins. Normal people love to reject the odd, the eccentric, the different. Have you ever noticed that? They’re fine with you until you show a bit too much personality. Too many dreams, too much passion, and suddenly, they’re backing away slowly, like you’re a stray dog they might feed but definitely wouldn’t let in the house.
The truth is, normal people love the status quo. They want you to color inside the lines, work your way up the corporate ladder, and please, for the love of God, don’t wear anything too weird in public. God forbid you challenge their comfortable reality with your outlandish ideas and quirky aspirations.
Withholding love until you fit their mold
It’s exhausting. You’re constantly trying to prove yourself. Maybe if you’re just a little more normal, they’ll finally accept you. If you could just box up that creativity, tie it with a nice little bow, and push it into the back of your closet, they might finally love you the way you’ve always wanted.
Here’s a news flash: you’re never going to be “normal” enough. Not for them. And why would you want to be?
I mean, love shouldn’t be a transactional thing, should it? Yet, somehow, normal people treat it that way. You have to hit a series of invisible benchmarks to unlock their affection. It’s a bit like a loyalty program, but instead of free coffee, you get conditional approval. Yay.
Normal people treated you like something was wrong with you
Have you ever been around normal people who look at you like you’re an alien? That’s because they honestly believe there’s something wrong with you. Not fitting into their little cookie-cutter lives must mean you’re malfunctioning, right?
They sit in their beige office cubicles, glancing at your rainbow-colored laptop stickers, shaking their heads like, “This one’s going to crash and burn.” And then, when you don’t, when you actually thrive in your chaotic, unorthodox way, they act as though you’ve cheated the system.
It’s both infuriating and hilarious.
But wait… are some of them secret creatives?
Here’s the kicker, though. Not all normal people are soulless black holes of monotony. Some of them are actually creative people in disguise. Yes, that’s right. That person who wears gray slacks every day and eats a soggy tuna sandwich for lunch might secretly have a garage full of canvases they’re too scared to show the world.
They’ve been conditioned to hide their creative side, to shove it deep down because somewhere along the way, someone told them the same thing they told you: “Be realistic.” “Get a real job.” “Nobody makes a living doing that.”
And now, they’re stuck. They’ve spent so long pretending to be normal, they’ve forgotten how to be anything else.
What if, instead of rejecting these normal people outright, we helped them unlock that creativity they’ve buried beneath years of practicality and fear? Maybe they’re just waiting for permission. Maybe they need to see someone else living creatively to realize it’s possible for them, too.
And if you’re wondering whether some of them are worth saving—well, maybe it’s not about saving anyone. Maybe it’s about inviting them to step out of the beige zone for a minute, hand them a paintbrush, and say, “Hey, remember fun?”
The moral of the story
Not every normal person is a black hole, sucking the life out of everyone around them. Some of them are simply trapped in the wrong orbit. They don’t want to be the person who rejected your creativity—they just don’t know how to embrace their own.
So, the next time you meet a “normie,” don’t be so quick to dismiss them as yet another soul-crushing cog in the machine. They might just be waiting for someone like you to give them permission to unlock their hidden creative side.
And if not? Well, they’re still wrong about that “real job” thing.
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