Before the internet it was perfectly possible to think you were alone (and weird) about something (especially when you were young) until you stumbled across that one book, person, or group (that hopefully isn't a cult of some sort.)
But I can't see that being so much the case today ...
Everyone thinks they’re normal until they think they’re weird, not the other way around. You don’t realize you’re normal.
Before the internet it was perfectly possible to think you were alone (and weird) about something (especially when you were young) until you stumbled across that one book, person, or group (that hopefully isn't a cult of some sort.)
But I can't see that being so much the case today ...