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janestarzAny time someone indicts an entire demographic: red flag.
They say "the Jews, the gays, the blacks." If you hear that out of anyone's mouth: red flag. They want to declare they know everything they need to know about you without actually having a conversation with you. That takes effort, by the way, to learn who people are, to learn the nuances that distinguish one person from another, one person's thoughts, behaviours, actions, motivations from another. One of the greatest travesties what it is to be human is to tribalise in that way.
Generally, if someone feels comfortable categorising demographics in that way, it means they don't know many people from that demographic. That's really all that means. You've led an isolated life.
Neil de Grasse Tyson in his "How to Tell What’s Real Online" video on YouTube.
I love how the video is mainly aimed at encouraging people to think for themselves and not blindly trust what they read on the internet - but at the same time just drops this bombshell that applies to current affairs and the political landscape as well.
They say "the Jews, the gays, the blacks." If you hear that out of anyone's mouth: red flag. They want to declare they know everything they need to know about you without actually having a conversation with you. That takes effort, by the way, to learn who people are, to learn the nuances that distinguish one person from another, one person's thoughts, behaviours, actions, motivations from another. One of the greatest travesties what it is to be human is to tribalise in that way.
Generally, if someone feels comfortable categorising demographics in that way, it means they don't know many people from that demographic. That's really all that means. You've led an isolated life.
Neil de Grasse Tyson in his "How to Tell What’s Real Online" video on YouTube.
I love how the video is mainly aimed at encouraging people to think for themselves and not blindly trust what they read on the internet - but at the same time just drops this bombshell that applies to current affairs and the political landscape as well.
