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throwawayacc6
2023-02-15 11:23:33
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This is a non-sequitur. Normal != average.
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MerelyMortal | karma 1924 | avg karma 2.1
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2022-08-10 10:05:24
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I don't believe there is normal, just average.
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mieses | karma 70 | avg karma 0.22
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2020-09-25 01:30:31+00:00
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normal != average. I didn't read the article. just guessing they confuse the 2 words.
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oblio | karma 25694 | avg karma 2.47
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2021-09-08 05:32:28
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Normal.
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throwaway0094 | karma 86 | avg karma 1.41
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2013-11-02 16:11:56
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Normal.
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jacquesm | karma 227883 | avg karma 3.76
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2019-07-12 17:49:25+00:00
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That's averages. And 'pretty normal' is not a mathematical thingy it just means: that this isn't rare or noteworthy at all.
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alttab | karma 4172 | avg karma 2.18
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2013-02-27 16:07:08+00:00
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Normal = OK.
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juna0406 | karma 1 | avg karma 1.0
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2019-11-15 18:18:51+00:00
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barry-cotter | karma 18427 | avg karma 3.08
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2023-07-07 12:07:03
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snow12123 | karma 0 | avg karma 0.0
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2024-03-26 07:35:56
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normal
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SNTZY | karma 2 | avg karma 2.0
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2024-06-28 17:14:08
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steviedotboston | karma 555 | avg karma 2.68
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2024-05-08 21:36:50
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JohnFen | karma 30257 | avg karma 1.9
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2024-01-22 14:48:12
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"Normal" is just another word for "average", and who wants to be average?
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skinnymuch | karma 2879 | avg karma 0.75
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2017-11-11 20:58:59+00:00
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That's actually pretty damn "normal". A shame. But pretty "normal"/common.
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ksaj | karma 2486 | avg karma 0.81
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2022-08-10 10:37:37
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I would say there is no normal. Only normalized.
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zepto | karma 7190 | avg karma 1.03
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2020-05-08 19:36:29
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It seems like it
isn’t
abnormal - what exactly is normal? Neither seem ‘ok’ for what that is worth.
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nonethewiser | karma 6061 | avg karma 1.96
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2023-08-23 09:40:31
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It is. My point is that it being "normal" doesn't suggest that it's fine.
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drdaeman | karma 7095 | avg karma 2.05
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2011-01-23 14:48:37+00:00
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What's "normal"?
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loceng | karma 3948 | avg karma 0.82
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2012-06-18 11:58:28+00:00
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Define normal. ;)
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makk | karma 417 | avg karma 2.69
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2021-12-31 18:06:05
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Define normal.
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