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The Steam Deck is changing how normies think of gaming PCs. (lemmy.lucitt.social)
submitted 10 months ago by ejl@lemmy.lucitt.social to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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Just thought I'd share something I thought was pretty interesting. I have a mother in law who is... well let's just say she's a stereotypical older mom who doesn't own a computer, just an iPad. During the pandemic, she started getting into Nintendo games and bought herself a Switch. Fast forward a few years later and she's interested in getting a Steam Deck, since one of her "mom groups" told her about some pandemic inspired games, similar to Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing that are only available on Steam.

When it comes down to it, she doesn't care about her computer, she just wants to play computer games in a way that's easy and accessible for her. We'll be getting her a Steam Deck for her birthday, which in my opinion is just super neat. Even PC gaming is becoming extremely accessible, and it's a fantastic time to be a gamer.

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[-] alyaza@beehaw.org 23 points 10 months ago

it's definitely a weird term but in more than a few contexts (mostly very online contexts) i've found it to be the only suitable terminology because there's just nothing else which most of the people i talk to will "get" otherwise--it'd be nice to have something a little bit less embarrassing to work with, to be honest lol

[-] zuzu@beehaw.org 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I feel like 'layman' would be the perfect word here

[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 16 points 10 months ago

I feel like ‘layman’ would be the perfect word here

without the artificial air of superiority

[-] can@beehaw.org 7 points 10 months ago

there's just nothing else which most of the people i talk to will "get"

The group here may be different from most of the people you talk to.

Try:

"the average person"

Or (mostly joking) "allistic"?

[-] alyaza@beehaw.org 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"average person" i'm afraid lacks a certain it factor--probably the ironic steeping in terminally online culture implied by even speaking it--that's implied by using normie. i find in many of these circumstances it just seems out of place also. in a semantic sense i'm not sure "average person" maps to "normal person" either, which is another thing

[-] Die4Ever@programming.dev 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yeah I'm not sure "average person" works the same.... maybe "median person"? 🤣

The 10% nerdiest people hold 90% of the nerdiness?

But yeah I don't think "average person" works, because it's not a wide enough range and doesn't include the opposite extreme end

"non-normies" is a very small group, in this context non-normies would be the most extreme gamers. The "average people" would not include a somewhat invested gamer, and it also wouldn't include someone who is heavily opposed to gaming, both of which would be included in "normies".

[-] Limeade@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago

I don't think someone heavily opposed to gaming would be considered a normie, they would be in their own separate extremist camp also apart from the average person.

[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

lacks a certain it factor

the it factor you're talking about is "being a dick"

[-] Templa@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

As someone alternative that been active in local gothic scenes I also use "normie" to refeer to people that do not engage with subcultures. I didn't even know it was considered pejorative until this post

[-] Radiant_sir_radiant@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I just think of "normie" as the new "vanilla" - every group that uses it, uses it uses it to refer to people who are not a part of that particular group, so its meaning depends on the context but should be self-explanatory and not (necessarily) derogatory.

As a software guy I like the word for its simplicity and ease of use.

[-] some_guy@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

Wow.

[-] snowbell@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago

I cant even right now with this thread. There is nothing wrong with "normie."

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