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Snowflake is such a weird insult as it seems to imply it's best to just be like everyone else (lemm.ee)

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[-] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

I think the idea is that saying snowflake as an insult implies that being unique is a bad thing.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Ahh. Yeah, I see it now. Sometimes I’m a bit dense. Thanks.

[-] [email protected] -3 points 1 month ago

Also "snowflake" isn't about being unique at all.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Traditionally, that's what the insult meant. It would seem that modern usage is shifting.

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