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Side note, DAE find calling them "normies" kinda icky? It's like straight outta 4chan

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[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 15 points 2 hours ago

You're missing the important factor of the cultural zeitgeist

People who flocked to RedNote weren't just going there for an alternative to TikTok

They were specifically going there because the US government said "you can't go on the Chinese App!" so they said "Oh yeah? I'm gonna find an even MORE Chinese app to hang out at!"