Normality
That’s an admirable attempt to define normal. And it probably does the job if we’re talking about it in a value-free way. But we generally don’t use "normal" in this manner, do we?
I don’t know about you, but when I hear folks talk about what’s normal, it often translates into an underlying question or idea that’s much more profound. For example:
“Am I normal?” Read: “Are most people like me?”
“Is this normal?” Read: “Do most other people do, feel, or think what I do, feel, or think?”
"That’s normal, right?" Read: “Please reassure me that I’m not alone in what I do, feel, or think.”
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