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How are you different from the stereotypical "average person" in your country? (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 months ago by Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Feel free to define "average" how you see fit. This isn't about debating what is average person. Comparisons to the averages in your age / friend group are fine too.

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[–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 15 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I monitor my personal finances carefully and try living well below my means
I have effectively no social media presence
I do childish things when out in the woods by myself such as play with puddles, make streams and larp a soldier with my outfits / gear
My wardrobe is a bunch of near identical clothes. I basically wear the same thing every day. When I need a clean shirt I grab the one from the top of the pile.
I eat once in the morning and again around 10pm. I also skip dinner a few times a week because I can't be bothered to cook
I leave most of my lawn uncut. From the street my house looks abandoned.
I carry a folding knife with me always
I intentionally avoid trends
I don't lie, not even white lies. I might not speak the whole truth but I never say something that's untrue.

[–] ShouldIHaveFun@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

How do you know the "average person" doesn't do childish things when out in the wood by themselves?

[–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

I couldn't know. Nobody knows that I do either

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

And does it make a sound?