Norms are beliefs without priors, and beliefs without priors are norms, which is why most rationalists are not normies.
These rules all have priors. They are established by explaining consequences, and shared preferences about consequences. Normies enforce norms because they are required to be a Good Person.
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Nah, I think they were just stereotyping you as a hipster, i.e. a person that would pick a tool that threatens to diminish the rationality they can achieve based on social aesthetics instead of function. Once that stereotype is established it is easier to confirm than to break.
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