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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Consistently observed behavior in a population subset is not an abnormality.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Fair. It comes down to which definition of abnormal you jump to. Merriam Webster gives two possible definitons:

  1. deviating from the normal or average
  2. often : unusual in an unwelcome or problematic way

I always though of it as #1, but this whole thread has taught me that most others see it as #2, so it's not the best word for me to use in this case.