Michael Fassbender from The Killer sitting on a bus, talking about "living amongst the normies."

Living Amongst The Normies

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About

Living Amongst The Normies is a reaction image and image macro using a still from the 2023 film The Killer that features the lead character, played by Michael Fassbender, musing on his isolation from others. The image was widely used online following the release of the movie because of its embrace of the term "normies" and depiction of what many perceived as sigma male isolation.

Origin

The Killer, directed by David Fincher, is a Netflix film which was released on November 10, 2023 on Netflix.[4] The film is about a professional assassin who listens to The Smiths constantly and botches a hit, leading to complications. The scene showing Fassbender on a bus narrates the assassin's internal monologue.[5]

The earliest findable version of the screenshot was posted to X on November 10th, 2023, by @bacon5237, earning over 1,800 likes over the course of three days (seen below).[1]


The Dude @bacon5237 He just like me fr Living amongst the "normies." 9:05 PM Nov 10, 2023 85.5K Views 4 198 1.8K 62 : ↑

Spread

The meme was used as a reaction image on other corners of X, as people shared their fandom for generally niche topics. For example, @RufusTSuperfly posted on November 11th a version of the image about liking classic films, earning over 18,000 likes and 2,500 reposts over the course of two days (seen below).[2] The State of the Scene podcast also used the meme to poke fun at fans of pop punk music, earning over 1,500 likes also on November 11th (seen below right).[3] There was spread, although less viral, on Reddit as well.[6]


Tom Reagan's Hat @RufusTSuperfly when no one wants to talk about films with me irl Living amongst the "normies." 2:28 PM Nov 11, 2023 713.4K Views 47 2.5K 18K 814 : [β†’β†’ State of the Scene @SOTSPodcast me riding the bus in high school listening to obscure bands like "Paramore" and "My Chemical Romance" 6 Living amongst the "normies." 9:31 AM Nov 11, 2023 66K Views 221 1.5K 口 21 ... (β†’

Various Examples


Rolo Tony @PoorOld RoloTony Watching people undervalue The Killer. Living amongst the "normies." 12:15 PM Nov 11, 2023 50.4K Views 17 199 1.2K 33 : ↑ alan b. @inceptstellar β€’ Nov 11 we live in a society ass dialogue The Dude @bacon5237 Nov 10 He just like me fr 2 17 2 Living amongst the "normies." 59 ₁2.6K ผิ : ... ↑ Big Gleb @GlebMelnikov8 rewatched Oppenheimer with my housemates, I wanted to kill myself Living amongst the "normies." 3:30 PM Nov 11, 2023 2,603 Views 2 22 75 口1 : (β†’

sophie @netcapgirl when my extremely online joke doesn't hit irl 8:54 AM Nov 12, 2023 50.4K Views 7 Living amongst the "normies." 43 693 口 28 : (β†’ Max @EPM106. Nov 12 When I'm in Film Class and all the other students want to talk about Abbas Kiarostami, Hiroshi Teshigahara, and Agnes Varda instead of Ridley Scott, Kenneth Branagh, and Robert Wise ALT 17 Living amongst the "normies." 178 4.4K ₁215K ... 口企 Babs @lttldgnty Nov 11 Me riding the bus as a pregnant 31-year-old more like . State of the Scene @SOTSPodcast - Nov 11 me riding the bus in high school listening to obscure bands like "Paramore" and "My Chemical Romance" Living amongst the "normies." ...


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External References

[1] X – @bacon5237

[2] X – @RufusTSuperfly

[3] X – @SOTSPodcast

[4] Netflix – The Killer

[5] New York Times – Making a Murderer, David Fincher Style

[6] Reddit – /r/redscarepod

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