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| Author: | Canaan [ Wed Feb 25, 2015 7:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Normative Power of the Actual |
There's this idea that as things become more common, they come to be accepted as "right" or normatively correct (the most recent example of this is same-sex marriage) -- not so long ago, anything other than 26" wheels was seen as weird. When I was prepping my bike for tomorrow night's ride it occurred to me that in a two-week time span, 29" wheels looked "right" to me, and 26" wheels looked "wrong." I wonder what the next "normal" will be. |
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| Author: | Ld00d [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 6:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Normative Power of the Actual |
650b |
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| Author: | OhNooo [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 7:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Normative Power of the Actual |
Dreadlocks. |
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| Author: | Earache [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Normative Power of the Actual |
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| Author: | random walk [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Normative Power of the Actual |
650b+ 
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| Author: | DWill [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Normative Power of the Actual |
Normal is only what we are manipulated to accept. |
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| Author: | A_street [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 12:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Normative Power of the Actual |
Interesting post. I didn't know the term for it until now. I was thinking it was more along the lines of desensitization. I never thought this way in terms of bikes though. More so, with TV scenes that I don't approve of watching and fast forward through. |
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| Author: | Canaan [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 12:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Normative Power of the Actual |
A_street wrote: Interesting post. I didn't know the term for it until now. I was thinking it was more along the lines of desensitization. I never thought this way in terms of bikes though. More so, with TV scenes that I don't approve of watching and fast forward through. It's a great turn of a phrase that has a lot of applications, especially when it comes to groupthink. |
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| Author: | OldDogDan [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 1:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Normative Power of the Actual |
So do those 29er wheels make it easier to navigate a slippery slope? |
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| Author: | Canaan [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Normative Power of the Actual |
 DWill wrote: Normal is only what we are manipulated to accept.
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| Author: | TrailBurner [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 4:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Normative Power of the Actual |
Government control of the internet. The new normal? No thanks. |
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| Author: | k2rider [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 7:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Normative Power of the Actual |
Funny, I've had a Tallboy since 2011 and I still don't think 29er wheels look "normal". ....and I still don't agree that 98% of what has become "normal" the last 6.5 years is "normal". |
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| Author: | Earache [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Normative Power of the Actual |
DWill wrote: Normal is only what we are manipulated to accept. 
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| Author: | Ld00d [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 9:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Normative Power of the Actual |
TrailBurner wrote: Government control of the internet. The new normal? No thanks. troll on, troll. |
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| Author: | Kimba [ Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Normative Power of the Actual |
Humans greatest evolutionary asset is the ability to adapt to new situations. Congratulations, you are evolving nicely! |
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