# #42 You are NOT normal

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Podcast: [Welcome to the World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/welcome-to-the-world-6946670)
Published: 2026-01-19T10:45:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2024

## Resource

We start by confirming what you already suspect: If you were raised in a cult or high control religion, you are most certainly not normal, and will most likely never achieve the status of such. We follow up with all the reasons "normal" is a shit thing to aim for, and why the road less traveled is often the most alive

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