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[โ€“] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 108 points 5 days ago (104 children)

The thing that NOBODY seems to understand, or maybe not willing to admit is, you CANNOT group people together.

It's the whole reason racism logically makes no sense. At all.

"Oh, all those dirty (insert race here) are good for nothin! They're all assholes!"

And sure, regardless of what race you inserted there, there's going to be some assholes. There's also going to be some amazing people that you're unfairly judging.

And it's not just races. It's anything. Races, genders, religions, countries, social groups, book clubs, whatever.

If you think all people of one group think the same on everything, you're just factually wrong. And if you use that incorrect fact to judge that group, now you're just an asshole.

I've found that people th]?6ink judging people is bad, and wrong. I don't think so. I think some people are just terrible at judging people, and miss the point of judging people. You're supposed to judge them as an individual. Not as (insert group here).

[โ€“] Iapar@feddit.org 2 points 4 days ago

I think the reason is our futile yearning for safety.

People look for patterns so they can fool themselves into thinking they are prepared. They know this group so they know what to expect.

Bullshit, of course.

People are complex, life is dangerous, face your anger and see it is just fear.

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