Ep. 247 - culturally bankrupt [AUDIO]

My shooters blow up bicycles

I love psych!

1. Aiden 2. Ludwig 3. Nick 4. Slime

1. Nick 2. Aiden 3. Ludwig 4. Pedo Kelby 10. Slime

Zipper 2 may like Travellers Rest, its basically a farm sim by day and diner dash by night

imo normalcy isn’t personality based but rather how human you are.

1. Nick 2. Ludwig 3. Aiden 4. Slime

They’re all divorced uber driver level of normalcy compared to Liam.

I see it as the tendency to adjust to social norms on a macro (have job, wife, kids, hobbies) and micro(how you talk to people and function socially) level. 1. Ludwig 2. Nick 3. Aiden 4. Slime Toss up between nick and Aiden because nick seems to have less macro normal while Aiden has much less micro normal.

there’s a whole spongebob episode about being normal 1. Aiden 2.Ludwig 3.Nick 4.Slime Ever since the exploring China episode I can’t see Nick as normal because of his hardcore dedication to the bit.

It has to be 1. Nick 2. Aiden 3. Lud 4. Slime I think it’s closer because Aiden is so good and comfortable with social interactions with strangers that it makes his normal ranking go down but Ludwig travels on airplanes with shredded trash bags.

That old Nissan commercial with the song one well by the bare naked ladies is a banger tho

Everybody knows Cam Newton made the dab popular

Great episode

Nick Aiden Lud Slime Aiden is on the line of abnormal. Nick is normal af

Ludwig Nick Aiden (Big gap) Slime If you need me to explain you're wrong

30 year old men begging to be quirky

I feel like Ludwig isn't normal interpersonally, but comes off as more normal to viewers. Trash bag first class is crazy. Ludwig likes sports a lot tho so that's normal. Aiden hates dogs that's not normal. And he pisses on the floor. Nicks got too many hobbies to be normal. The PSL modding was above and beyond. Slime is last cause of, many reasons. Mostly floor wife and cold factor meals. 1. Lud 2. Aiden 3. Nick 4. Slime

Kom susser todd is an elite cry in the car song

1. Nick 2. Aiden * gap * 3. Ludwig * another larger gap * 4. Slime

The mentalist is my favorite show oat everything but my patreon is mentalist themed

My 68 yo republican father loves the mentalist so much

I definitely randomly start to cry when listening to music. Sometimes it makes sense like listening to King Park by La Dispute but often it can be just music I really like even if its not sad and the tears will just start coming. I genuinely think I've teared up to a breakdown before which is a little silly.

I fucking love the Mentalist dude

1. nick 2. aiden 3. slime 4. ludwig ludwig is bar none the weirdest. slime is infinitely more relatable to the average human than ludwig is even if we ignore the wealth aspect

Did not expect to hear Made in abyss brought up on this pod ever

Most to least normal: 1. Nick 2. Ludwig 3. Aiden 4. Slime

MiA has some sick world building, but I can't for the life of me actually watch a single episode. I do not wish to see children depicted in the scenarios that author chose to put them in, whether that be sexual or violent scenarios. That show is not normal.

@25:40 Lud talking about my goat Mythymoo?

I think how you work in a structured job factors into how normal you are. You put all 4 of them in a Mcdonalds. It’s race to be a manager. 1:Aiden 2:Slime 3:Ludwig 4:Nick Aiden will be the HR appropriate guy that Mcdonalds wants. Slime will pull someone aside if he caught them stealing and handle the situation without getting the dude fired. Ludwig has the higher potential but I think he and Nick would have issues with authority. Making the best out of a shitty situation is a huge factor in being normal.

White virus 😭😭😭😭

I think you guys hit the definition of normal pretty well. I view it as a combination of structured routine and ability to navigate social norms with nominal friction. I think by the nature of being le epic podcaster you all have kind of left the world of normal, so i think using the conceptions from episode 1 are a slightly better metric. wherein aiden and nick still had “real” jobs, ludwig was streamer man, and slime was in the ludwig pain cube. So, I would rank them from 1) Nick 2) Aiden 3) Slime 4) Lud

Importantly there's been less and less normies as the when the term started most normals were normie

For me I think normalcy is predictable vs not predictable. Does this person surprise me or not.

idk girl, Made in Abyss is not a normal show, borderline MAP media. Me and a friend watched 2 episodes before i got too uncomfortable to continue. Reading some thoughts from the fanbase was also wild. " Yeah you just have to get past all the pedo loli stuff but i promise its actually so good", "They're children because it makes the contrast between innocence and evil so much stronger". Even if the characters were adults its still really weird with the constant sexualisation.

Glad everyone agrees it’s a toss up between Nick/Aiden/Lud for the first few slots but Slime is definitely last. I see normalness as how much of your life is spent doing things that many other people also do so my ranking is Nick -> Ludwig -> Aiden -> Slime

not important at all but cam newton definitely popularized the dab not post malone

the shaytard shoutout had me dying at work lmao

normal to least normal nick ludwig aiden slime

I sobbed like a baby at hoppers it was crazy

Dude I feel like the entire section in the beginning about lemonade pyramid is lifted word for word from the beginning of another premium, same bits and all I’m getting Déjà vu

I like the idea that normie refers to not engaging in a world outside of your geographic location. Normal just means your interests dont buck the broader trends of "in public" culture. So like, you can develop a refined palate in something foreign without being abnormal. Like, you can develop a taste for artisanal cheeses and be normal, because cheese is appropriate to talk about in public. Its niche, so its not normie, but its appropriate so its not abnormal. Someone with only a palate for power tools would be a normie because its not niche, and someone with a palate for 3D animated video game characters but from the back and they're jumping would be abnormal because thats not appropriate to talk about in public. Also, structure cannot be a benchmark for normalcy imo because you can still structure your life around something insane like gooning. 1 Lud 2 Aiden 3 Nick 4 Slime

that post malone comment is the whitest thing ive ever heard in my life

lol. Last time I actually cried was Ludwig’s Minecraft journey video… shit was crazy and Stepson of Peter broke me

Made in Abyss is absolutely not normal and Aiden was right. Like every chapter ends with just random child porn. Noone normal is watching or reading that

‘normal’ is definitely about how you conduct yourself in social situations, ‘normie’ is behaving normally in social situations and also having very normal interests/routines. You can live a crazy life and be ‘normal’, but you can’t be a crazy guy in a social environment and still have that, even if your life is really structured. 1)Aiden 2)Nick 3)Lud 4)Slime

I think normalcy is the aggregate of your physical/mental health and how you are viewed compared to the broad social consensus of how a life ought to be lived. Its all context based and a lot of it changes rapidly especially with social media From most to least normal: Lud, Nick, Aiden, and Slime

Aiden explaining how zipper 3 loves overcooked and he doesn’t like it makes me feel great. My fiancé loves overcooked and I don’t really like it but I play it with her for her lol.

Sorry Ludwig made in abyss is not a normal show Aiden is right

Abnormality is often just intense feelings for something is my general opinion. I find it hard to find the abnormalities that "normal" people have when I don't know them well. Based on the episodes I have seen normal list is Ludwig Nick Aiden slime in my view

I honestly think Nick and Ludwig are tied for first because Ludwig has that “just a guy” energy and nick is watching the mentalist. Aiden can appear the most normal but think about what Valkyrae’s chat was bringing up about him: peeing on the floor, drinking breast milk, hating dogs. So Aiden has the illusion of being the most normal because he’s super personable. Slime idk what to say that seems pretty self evident. This isn’t a knock or anything but sleeping on the floor and having a biphasic sleep cycle is what the cavemen were doing. Not super typical plus that time he put a hammer through a wall

the mentalist is the best show ever.

Unfortunately for Aiden the gang is absolutely correct. The Yard Normality PR is 100% Nick Lud Aiden Slime

I would say 1. Aiden 2.Nick 3.Ludwig 4.slime This is just vibe based

1. Ludwig 2. Aiden 3. Nick 4. Slime I see normalness as how much the average guy would fw you

I think a big part of being normal is being employed/having a boss and routine and that's Aiden so he is the is most normal, Ludwig is self employed and plays the everyman therefore 2nd, nick and slime are not employed and are more free to pursue their dreams so then nick is 3rd most normal as he fits a director/filmmaker archetype which while not normal is more understandable slime is last as he fits more of a comedian/writer/NEET archetype which I think the general population would less understand

Nick shouting out the goat Psych..maybe this guy isn’t so bad after all

Yeah I've hit the point where i just simply refuse to upgrade the package, but i really wanna watch stuff like the expanse, 3 body problem, invincible now i just play slay the spire 2 on my steam deck during the commercial breaks.

giggly one this week

okay here’s my assessment of normalcy from most to least normal 1. nick 2. aiden 3. ludwig 4. slime love all you boys

wahoo!

And he was never broke again