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Snowflake is such a weird insult as it seems to imply it's best to just be like everyone else (lemm.ee)

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

The point of the insult isn't that snowflakes are unique but rather that they "melt down" at the slightest touch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Wikipedia and most dictionary definitions talk about uniqueness. Each snowflake is unique. That's what most people mean by it.

Snowflake is a derogatory slang term for a person, implying that they have an inflated sense of uniqueness, an unwarranted sense of entitlement, or are overly emotional, easily offended, and unable to deal with opposing opinions.

You are not special. You are not beautiful or unique snowflake. Quote from the novel "Fight Club"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think you are cherry picking. It says it means both. My 5c: If you think you are unique and you don't give a fuck about what other people think (example would be a goth or punk imo), then not a snowflake. If you melt down at the slightest touch over others not being like the status quo (example would be a Karen imo). Not a snowflake. If you think you are different, and melt down as soon as someone chalanges that difference (example vegan yelling at someone buying a steak imo) then snowflake.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago

I haven't claimed it doesn't imply fragility too. Just that the uniqueness is the primary meaning of it - thus the term snowflake. "I'm unique and thus deserving of special treatment"

If it was primarily about fragility then we'd probably be using some other term as that is not generally the first feature that comes to mind about snowflakes.