October 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Autonormativity: the belief—often more unconscious—that one's own particular experience of being human is fundamentally analogous to everyone's general experience of being human.
Socionormativity: the belief that the folkways & beliefs of your own culture accurately reflect universal human nature.
Socionormativity: the belief that the folkways & beliefs of your own culture accurately reflect universal human nature.
October 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Autonormativity: the belief—often more unconscious—that one's own particular experience of being human is fundamentally analogous to everyone's general experience of being human.
Socionormativity: the belief that the folkways & beliefs of your own culture accurately reflect universal human nature.
Socionormativity: the belief that the folkways & beliefs of your own culture accurately reflect universal human nature.
Two words I've always found useful:
Socionormativity and autonormativity.
Socionormativity and autonormativity.
October 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Two words I've always found useful:
Socionormativity and autonormativity.
Socionormativity and autonormativity.
The exact moment that made me love biking for transport (way before becoming aware of autonormativity) was riding to work instead of taking the bus as usual and passing TWO busses on short mile ride. I’d given myself extra time to bike and was absurdly early for my shift.
October 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The exact moment that made me love biking for transport (way before becoming aware of autonormativity) was riding to work instead of taking the bus as usual and passing TWO busses on short mile ride. I’d given myself extra time to bike and was absurdly early for my shift.
It isn't just that I don't want to subsidize autonormativity. You can't escape the giant pickup anywhere! There is street parking throughout Manhattan and the loop. In 98% of the US urban area there are no real bike lanes or usable transit.
September 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
It isn't just that I don't want to subsidize autonormativity. You can't escape the giant pickup anywhere! There is street parking throughout Manhattan and the loop. In 98% of the US urban area there are no real bike lanes or usable transit.
Among many many other problems with this, denying service to anyone who is not a driver is ableist.
We're sure this is not the intention or desire of this bank but is yet another example of the ways that autonormativity harms our communities.
We're sure this is not the intention or desire of this bank but is yet another example of the ways that autonormativity harms our communities.
Today I was denied service in the drivethru at Huntington Bank on Lex & Uni in StP. Manager said only car drivers are allowed.
I've been banking by bike here for 10 years with no problem. Will be escalating this thru management. Possibly StP needs a new ordinance.
#BikeSky
I've been banking by bike here for 10 years with no problem. Will be escalating this thru management. Possibly StP needs a new ordinance.
#BikeSky
September 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Among many many other problems with this, denying service to anyone who is not a driver is ableist.
We're sure this is not the intention or desire of this bank but is yet another example of the ways that autonormativity harms our communities.
We're sure this is not the intention or desire of this bank but is yet another example of the ways that autonormativity harms our communities.
In your bio you claim to love science, yet confronted with a study you react with an anecdote and belittlement. I hope you can see the irony and reflect on how autonormativity shapes your biases.
September 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
In your bio you claim to love science, yet confronted with a study you react with an anecdote and belittlement. I hope you can see the irony and reflect on how autonormativity shapes your biases.
It's called #autonormativity 👇
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I was walking down a street in New York and I thought how lovely it was, with the trees and the light. Tried to take a photo and this came out. It’s incredible how blind we become to the ugliness of cars. They really do mess things up. Yet somehow we manage to filter them out.
September 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It's called #autonormativity 👇
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Scheint eine #Autonormativity zu sein. Das Opfer motorisierten Gewalt soll selbst schuld sein.
Dabei ist Städte #menschengerecht zu machen, einfach/siehe Paris
Dabei ist Städte #menschengerecht zu machen, einfach/siehe Paris
Berliner Verkehrssenat: Temo 30 gestoppt, Radwegprojekte gestoppt, Kiezblocks gestoppt, Fußgängerzone gestoppt — aber jetzt den Schulkindern einreden, sie seien selbst dafür verantwortlich, wenn ihnen was passiert.
www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/berli...
www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/berli...
Berlins Verkehrssenatorin zu Schulwegen: „Helm tragen und ganz, ganz vorsichtig sein“
Ute Bonde (CDU) erklärt im Interview, wie sie Schulwege sicherer machen will. Autofreie Straßen vor Schulen wie in Frankreich betrachtet die Berliner Senatorin aber skeptisch.
www.tagesspiegel.de
September 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Scheint eine #Autonormativity zu sein. Das Opfer motorisierten Gewalt soll selbst schuld sein.
Dabei ist Städte #menschengerecht zu machen, einfach/siehe Paris
Dabei ist Städte #menschengerecht zu machen, einfach/siehe Paris
Can we keep autonormativity, though? Or, at least, “car-brain”?
August 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Can we keep autonormativity, though? Or, at least, “car-brain”?
If [the majority of] drivers that habitually make non-essential short journeys without a thought for pollution or the communities they affect, don't have to worry that they can be criticised, they will never get out of that car. It is ok to directly challenge autonormativity.
August 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
If [the majority of] drivers that habitually make non-essential short journeys without a thought for pollution or the communities they affect, don't have to worry that they can be criticised, they will never get out of that car. It is ok to directly challenge autonormativity.
If you want to see some bonkers examples of autonormativity (and the lack of respect for laws that often comes with), read through the replies to this post. Incredible stuff.
My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
There is no possible justification for limiting e-bikes to 15mph but not cars.
August 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If you want to see some bonkers examples of autonormativity (and the lack of respect for laws that often comes with), read through the replies to this post. Incredible stuff.
Lukewarm take:
Mini EVs are be better for the environment etc. but they may take the pressure off of making street space more friendly for cyclists and pedestrians. Without political decisions affecting car use in general they kind of just maintain autonormativity.
Mini EVs are be better for the environment etc. but they may take the pressure off of making street space more friendly for cyclists and pedestrians. Without political decisions affecting car use in general they kind of just maintain autonormativity.
July 9, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Lukewarm take:
Mini EVs are be better for the environment etc. but they may take the pressure off of making street space more friendly for cyclists and pedestrians. Without political decisions affecting car use in general they kind of just maintain autonormativity.
Mini EVs are be better for the environment etc. but they may take the pressure off of making street space more friendly for cyclists and pedestrians. Without political decisions affecting car use in general they kind of just maintain autonormativity.
I guess Sesame Street has some autonormativity issues to resolve as it pertains to @thewaroncars.bsky.social .
June 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I guess Sesame Street has some autonormativity issues to resolve as it pertains to @thewaroncars.bsky.social .
One tragedy of autonormativity is that any island large enough to accomodate cars (where they aren’t outright banned) generally tends to be extremely reliant on cars as a mode of transport. Greetings from Rhodes.
June 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
One tragedy of autonormativity is that any island large enough to accomodate cars (where they aren’t outright banned) generally tends to be extremely reliant on cars as a mode of transport. Greetings from Rhodes.
Not the OP, but:
a) I think communities that collectively keep voting for the Nats despite the obvious climate dangers of doing so are foolish at best
b) autonormativity is a pox
c) I have never driven a car a single metre in my life
a) I think communities that collectively keep voting for the Nats despite the obvious climate dangers of doing so are foolish at best
b) autonormativity is a pox
c) I have never driven a car a single metre in my life
May 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Not the OP, but:
a) I think communities that collectively keep voting for the Nats despite the obvious climate dangers of doing so are foolish at best
b) autonormativity is a pox
c) I have never driven a car a single metre in my life
a) I think communities that collectively keep voting for the Nats despite the obvious climate dangers of doing so are foolish at best
b) autonormativity is a pox
c) I have never driven a car a single metre in my life
Our tall vs sprawl syndrome. Our great bus network....that gets stuck in traffic because we still allow parking on major streets. Our autonormativity. Our insane house prices caused by all of the above. Pending potential bike lane removals. The amazing multiculturalism.
April 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Our tall vs sprawl syndrome. Our great bus network....that gets stuck in traffic because we still allow parking on major streets. Our autonormativity. Our insane house prices caused by all of the above. Pending potential bike lane removals. The amazing multiculturalism.
Na das hätte ja sicher niemand für möglich gehalten. 🙄 #Autonormativity
Union und SPD diskutieren, ob die Pendlerpauschale erneut erhöht werden soll. Fachleute würden sie gern abschaffen. Aktuelle Zahlen zeigen nun, wer davon am meisten profitiert.
Pendlerpauschale erreicht hauptsächlich Gutverdiener mit Auto
Union und SPD diskutieren, ob die Pendlerpauschale erneut erhöht werden soll. Fachleute würden sie gern abschaffen. Aktuelle Zahlen zeigen nun, wer davon am meisten profitiert.
www.spiegel.de
March 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Na das hätte ja sicher niemand für möglich gehalten. 🙄 #Autonormativity
Autonormativity can be a hard mental state to break. Consider low car or no car if you have the local infrastructure! My e-bike has changed my habits for the good, even in a not so bike friendly area.
the opportunity costs of car ownership are *massive*
if you invested the ~$1k/mo average cost of car ownership - over 20 years, you'll have $460k at 6% interest, v. wasting $240k on car ownership.
that's a swing of $700k folks.
e-bikes are an *incredible* investment.
if you invested the ~$1k/mo average cost of car ownership - over 20 years, you'll have $460k at 6% interest, v. wasting $240k on car ownership.
that's a swing of $700k folks.
e-bikes are an *incredible* investment.
March 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Autonormativity can be a hard mental state to break. Consider low car or no car if you have the local infrastructure! My e-bike has changed my habits for the good, even in a not so bike friendly area.
interesting thread on “cars and trains #urbanism” and how it perpetuates autonormativity
From the left_urbanism community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the left_urbanism community
www.reddit.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
interesting thread on “cars and trains #urbanism” and how it perpetuates autonormativity
Deaths will be going to be epidemic levels, but car culture & autonormativity has normalized us for this kind of systemic violence
Not just in Berkeley. Baby Boomers - a massive generation aging out of driving - are not going to give up the keys easily.
80+ year old drivers are as dangerous as 16-17 year old ones.
We really need to do something radically different in Berkeley.
We really need to do something radically different in Berkeley.
March 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Deaths will be going to be epidemic levels, but car culture & autonormativity has normalized us for this kind of systemic violence
Sociologists already have a fancy name for it and everything: Autonormativity.
February 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Sociologists already have a fancy name for it and everything: Autonormativity.
February 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
In a public meeting for a new high density neighborhood. Autonormativity out in force from the public. The problem is not the neighborhood but old habits centered around the car.
February 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
In a public meeting for a new high density neighborhood. Autonormativity out in force from the public. The problem is not the neighborhood but old habits centered around the car.