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Not sure I exactly agree. It's more like if you or your friends are able to call yourselves weird, you're probably alright. If "weird" is what you hurl as an insult constantly at anyone you don't understand, you probably suck.
Also: are you neurodivergent and have you had that word constantly applied to you in abusive ways
For many people, including me, part of recovering from that abuse is accepting that you're significantly different compared to the average person. If you're ND and can't accept that, you might be masking and that can be really harmful.
That being said, there's still a difference between being called "different" or "weird", and if the latter is being hurled at you with malice by friends, they might not really be your friends...
Oh i know i'm weird, and i'm fine with it.
I'm also Queer (and born in the 70's) so i treat the two words with the same nuance. Certain people are allowed to call me those words. Others can keep a fucking civil tongue in their heads
There is a weird tone (pun intended) for an insulting kind of weird, one for an "acknowledging one is out of the ordinary" kind of weird and even one for a complimenting (even envious) kind of weird.