I don’t think The Economist has that kind of power. More likely that when they make covers like these every normie feels that way and it’s going the other way soon, as it has exhausted every buyer or seller and it has reached the ends of your earth and your Mom and Dad even feel that way.

https://www.readtrung.com/p/the-economist-cover-curse-explai...

It does not by itself but it is often just siding with a narrative that lot of other media houses and political parties are supporting as well.

Sorry, but

...Normie?

What does that even mean in this context